loose plaits at the point..

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:55 am

I noticed something about my broken in ec whip.the plaiting at the point, just before the fall, is a little loose. is that going to be a problem down the road? should I get it repaired?

rjallen70 · Post by **rjallen70** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:14 pm

I would have em tightened up some.
The strenth comes from the combined strength of the strands. If they are too loose you will loose that strength and the tip of your whip will only be as good as the weakest strand.
Should be a very inexpensive fix.
Ron

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:32 am

Who could I send it to.Anyone in southern california who would be able to repair the whip?

Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:11 am

This is not something you want to let go too long, for the reasons mentioned. Especially if there is a lot of space in the gaps of the loose plaiting.

This is another maintenance project you could do yourself though, as your just undoing the end a few inches down and re-plaiting them tightly then re attaching the fall. It’s covered in Mike Murphy’s Whip maintenance DVD and possibly on Bernie’s you tube videos as well, I’d have to double check to be sure though.

I don’t know of anyone in southern California that could do it for you, off hand anyway, but If you don’t feel comfortable in doing it yourself and that’s totally understandable if you don’t. I’d send it off to Joe Strain at Northernwhipco.com or Paul Nolan at Midwestwhips.com both can do the repair quick and inexpensively and have the whip back to you, better then new in no time.

Dan

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:35 pm

Ill send an email to Joe to ask him about doing it. Thanks, Dan
Best Regards,
Joe

WhipDude · Post by **WhipDude** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:40 pm

I have an EC Whip that had the same issue. I sent it to Joe like a year ago and he did a great job on cleaning it up and tightening it. It's still tight towards the end.

Don't know about Paul.

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:38 am

I sent my whip off to Joe today. He said whip repairs have a quick turnaround so I hope to have it by next week.
Best Regards,
Joe

Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:48 am

Great, glad to hear that. Joe will take good care of your whip and have it ready to go before you know it.

Dan

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:04 pm

I already miss my whip

but I know its going to come back better then ever.

Best Regards,
Joe

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:17 am

I got an email from Joe saying he recieved my whip and repaired it today. It will be shipped back tomorrow so I hope to have it by saturday.
Best Regards,
Joe

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:07 pm

my whip arrived yesterday, unfortunitly no one was home so I have to wait till Monday to get it from the post office.

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:37 pm

Got it a little bit ago. its like a brand new whip. cracks like a cannon. I highly recommend Joe for repairs. He repaired my whip and had it ready to ship as soon as he recived it. If he does repairs this good I cant wait to own one of his whips.
Best Regards,
Joe

WhipDude · Post by **WhipDude** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:49 pm

Get us a photo of the repair area as well and a whole shot of the entire whip.
I agree, when my EC whip was repaired by him, the entire movement felt different, but excellent.

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:22 pm

Ask and you shall recieve.
Heres the whole whip
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll30 ... CF0373.jpg
holding the whip(apologize for the blur)
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll30 ... CF0375.jpg
repair area before(this was taken with my cell phone)
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll30 ... CF0365.jpg
after
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll30 ... CF0372.jpg
Best Regards,
Joe

WhipDude · Post by **WhipDude** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:37 pm

From what I can see, that does look so much better. Did you ask him to clean up the whole whip too? When I did, it did feel like a whole different whip.

The color of that whip is wonderful. Baby it and it will last!

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:53 pm

WhipDude wrote:From what I can see, that does look so much better. Did you ask him to clean up the whole whip too? When I did, it did feel like a whole different whip.

The color of that whip is wonderful. Baby it and it will last!

Yes I did, it is like a new whip and the crack is so much sharper. Thank you, im a big fan of the color too it looks so rich.
Best Regards,
Joe