Hi guys!
Since I started to do Diabolo, a long time ago, I never liked too much the diabolo sticks that could be found in the market. So I tried to build the sticks for my own.
I did a lot of models and tests, before I got to the sticks version that i use nowadays. I built them on 2009, and I'm still using those.
A pair of handmade sticks can cost from 4 to 7 euros... it depends what and where you buy the stuff.
About this model:
It doesn't cut your rope on the top.
You can achieve different weights depending on the material that you use (from 40g to 110g each pair of the sticks)
The sticks stay straight for years! I juggle with the yelow ones with an orange rope for 6 years and still straight! (you can see them in the photos)
*I have a friend that found the yelow fiber glass bar on the floor of EJC 2009, from a broken tent. He also juggles with sticks like these, and we never had problems. Thanks to the guy who left that broken tent there.*
If someone finds colored fiberglass, please tell me because I never found it anymore. Nowadays when I need diferent color sticks for the performances that I do I put laminated adesive PVC "aironfix" around the stick.
Here you have a tutorial video that shows you how to do them.
On my website
http://www.troposfera.net/#aieor directly on vimeo
https://vimeo.com/troposfera/assaigierrorHere you can see some of the sticks that I use nowadays
Old ones... that you can do if you don't find latex or silicone.
If you want you can use fiberglass sticks for kites, those are less resistents but lighter.
I hope that you like it and try to do your own juggling material! If you do it i would be really nice to recieve some feedback at aie@troposfera.net.
You can also contact me if you have any doubts or suggestions.
Dídac
troposfera.net
