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Re: kooiman thumbrest AND neckstrap together?

Author: kevinbarry
Date: 2017-06-06 15:32

I have used the Kooiman thumb rest along with a neckstrap for the last couple of years. I attached a small ring bought from a hardware store to the Kooiman Etude thumb rest using Sugru. This is rather like plasticine, comes in packets, and moulds into any shape you wish and hardens overnight. It was invented in Ireland I gather.

I made a small ball of sugru (it comes in lots of colours and keeps much longer in the fridge for any unopened packets). I pushed the ball of Sugru on the top bit of the thumb rest, just above the indent for the thumb. You have to make sure the indent stays free of course. Then I pushed the ring into the Sugru in a vertical position. Twenty-four hours later it was usable. The neck strap hook just goes into the ring.

I adjusted the neckstrap of course but the thumb rest stayed in its usual position. Eventually I bought a second thumb rest and did the same with it. This decision was made the instant the ring pulled out of the Sugru - which was after about 18 months. I accidentally knocked the ring and it fell off. I carry the Sugrued spare thumb rest with me now just in case!

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