Spinning snares

[ellir0305 9]

how many turns would be best for a standard 22.5 inch 6 strand snare, from my reading up approx 70 is good, any better offfers???

 

and what is the best way to hold the other end of the wire (the one without the eyelet) i have a couple of ideas, the most basic being holding it with pliers.

 

any help greatly appeciated

 

thanks

 

rob

[ellir0305 9]

heres some pics i took of a 4strand a made earlier with a eyelet from a kinked p old snare and some brass wire i found on a straight tealler i also made earlier. 5 1/2" by 7 1/2" loop

 

rob

[OldTrapCollector 377]

You need to tension the snare properly so the eyelet presses back to the tealer of its own will and the wire is a natural pear shape, that way it will bounce back if knocked.

 

How you have it there will slow its running down and reduce its effectiveness.

 

OTC

[ellir0305 9]

You need to tension the snare properly so the eyelet presses back to the tealer of its own will and the wire is a natural pear shape, that way it will bounce back if knocked.

 

How you have it there will slow its running down and reduce its effectiveness.

 

OTC

 

that snare is tensioned but i think i have missed a trick on the pear shape how much of a pear shape? do you have a picture?

[ellir0305 9]

You need to tension the snare properly so the eyelet presses back to the tealer of its own will and the wire is a natural pear shape, that way it will bounce back if knocked.

 

How you have it there will slow its running down and reduce its effectiveness.

 

OTC

 

that snare is tensioned but i think i have missed a trick on the pear shape how much of a pear shape? do you have a picture?

 

 

i think i got it this flicks back much faster

[OldTrapCollector 377]

That looks a bit better - see what I mean about it bouncing back under tension? That will help a lot.

 

Also make sure that your 'string' for the peg is attached to the double part of the loop on the tealer not the single side otherwise it could pull out. Bale twine is better for that and it's free

 

OTC

[ellir0305 9]

That looks a bit better - see what I mean about it bouncing back under tension? That will help a lot.

 

Also make sure that your 'string' for the peg is attached to the double part of the loop on the tealer not the single side otherwise it could pull out. Bale twine is better for that and it's free

 

OTC

 

the way i have attached the string means that the whole tealler would have to be pulled back through that double part for it to come off and that would take an elephant and that cord is real strong nylon which can hold my weight and i have a mile spool of it (god knows where from) cheers OTC i will set him out when the frost lifts and see how i get on

[badgeroy 3]

Also drill the peg and threadle the cord through otherwise there's a chance it will come away from the peg.

[ellir0305 9]

Also drill the peg and threadle the cord through otherwise there's a chance it will come away from the peg.

 

the advantage of that knot is it self tensions, can be tied in a second and undone easily but i see you point

[snareman 3]

You need to tension the snare properly so the eyelet presses back to the tealer of its own will and the wire is a natural pear shape, that way it will bounce back if knocked.

 

How you have it there will slow its running down and reduce its effectiveness.

 

OTC

you have to many turns on the eye of the tealer, also you have just looped the twine on the peg. which will slacken and pull off, you should have cut a notch in the peg and turned the loops back to back then attached the twine,

[ellir0305 9]

You need to tension the snare properly so the eyelet presses back to the tealer of its own will and the wire is a natural pear shape, that way it will bounce back if knocked.

 

How you have it there will slow its running down and reduce its effectiveness.

 

OTC

you have to many turns on the eye of the tealer, also you have just looped the twine on the peg. which will slacken and pull off, you should have cut a notch in the peg and turned the loops back to back then attached the twine,

 

i have cut a loads of 7.5 inch hazel pegs now and they are drilled and hold well a couple of bunnines through already, i gave it that many turns as the wire seeme quite soft (its inly 2 mm)where do you get 2.5 mm non tensile? i have had 2 rabs on the so they work but they can be improved.

 

thanks for the advice

 

rob