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John Rumm wrote:
On 03/07/2010 08:46, Matty F wrote:
On Jul 3, 7:27 pm, Peter wrote:

How about making a net of six rings (top, bottoms and four sides)? The
rings could be made out of fishing line and joined together by the same?


Yes, they would end up being roughly squares.
On the other hand I'm coming around to the idea of using epoxy glue to
glue an attachment to the top of the balls so the fishing line can be
attached. Most cradles have a gap betwen the attachments but why can't
both lines be at the very top?


The spacing prevents the balls twisting...

I would have thought a couple of rings - a bit less than the ball
diameter, which were then lashed or tied together with the ball
sandwiched between them.


With fishing line, and the sort of separation envisaged, the spacing will reduce
but not prevent twisting, IMO.