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Step 2: Preparation
First, cut off a length of cord. How much depends on how many beads you want on the top part. I used four , and I cut off 22 - 23 inches (55 - 60 centimeters). You can experiment. Pull out the core . That's the white strings on the inside. This lets you compress the cord, which will be important when you're putting the beads on. Make a loop in the middle . First, even up the loose ends. Refer to the second picture for how to make a loop knot. Make a small loop if you're going to put this around a shirt button; make a bigger one if you're going to loop it through your LCE/LBE. Fuse the ends . Using a match or your lighter, wave the cord ends back and forth through the flame until they start turning black. Then quickly mash each end together ( not with each other ) so it's closed off.
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mr awesome says:
Jun 25, 2011. 9:34 PM REPLY do you have any idea where you get the skull beads from. i ve seen them on other instructables but i dont know where to get them from.
mr awesome says:
nice way of counting how far you have walked. have you ever forgotten what number you were up to while you were walking?
dphillips2 says:
Thank you so much for your guide!!! I would like to share how I get the beads onto the cord quickly, maybe it will help someone doing this in the future.
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dphillips2 says:
May 5, 2011. 4:12 PM REPLY the picture is wrong, but I think you guys can figure out what I tried to do. essentially I used an inner strand as a pull cable and pulled the bite of the cord through all the beads at one. take care
Necis says:
May 5, 2009. 12:30 PM REPLY The sad thing is that one on the left, a said company that sells our stuff on base that shall remain nameless tries to gouge us 10$ for them... 550 cord (100 ft) 6$ beads of your choice, 1lb 5$. 50 pace counters that are completely original, priceless.... going have to do this as a hands on project for my joe's one day... swear I'm a baby sitter more so than a NCO :p
PjaXs0n says:
Apr 10, 2011. 2:28 PM REPLY Dad? ;) My Dad would say that line at the end just about every time he came home. (He's a retired MSgt. US Army and trained troops in A.P.G, MD and Schofield Bks, HI.)
asteidl says:
Apr 4, 2011. 3:52 PM REPLY Nice instructable. Very informative steps. Thank you for writing this. I'm a civilian, but I'm in the process of quitting smoking, and this might very well help me to keep my mind on math, rather than on the almighty cigarette, while I'm trying to exercise. Truth be told, I wish I had joined the military when I graduated high school, but, the damn Ritalin, etc kept me from it. Damn recruiters, rofl. :P Anyway, maybe even as a civvie, I can learn how to use a abacus-related tool, used by the military, and it might even help me quit a deadly addiction to tobacco. Cheers, Nikcdc! And thanks. Adam Steidl, civilian.
shepard1 says:
Dec 24, 2010. 1:42 PM REPLY I have made a few of these. Thanks! My family and I use them as Geocache treasures. GPS is fine and all but, there is something to be said about good old map and compass Skills.
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whitmire says:
Dec 8, 2010. 5:38 AM REPLY This is the first I've ever seen of this type of counting beads, so I'm very grateful for the 'ible. I've always carried change in my pocket and moved it to another pocket. After four pennies, I return them and move a nickel. This is great! Not sure why you have to complain about free advice.
mettaurlover says:
Mar 22, 2010. 1:33 AM REPLY Actually, this is simply explaining how to do it for cheap, and as far as I can see, nobody else posted one on this. The point of 'ibles is to teach people how to do things, even if "everybody" can do it. I could hack into the government, but I don't know how. I could make this, but I didn't know how before reading this. Consider that before you do this on another person's work.
TrailH4x says:
Dec 2, 2010. 5:24 PM REPLY As a tip to reduce a bit of frustration, thread on all of the beads before tying the knot for the top loop. I teach my Boys to tie the tail knot (bottom) first, then use one of the inner core strands looped through the paracord to thread the cord through the beads (sort of like using the smaller sting as a fish wire for electrical conduit). I've found the Boys don't get at frustrated and all of them complete their projects in one sitting. Aug 30, 2010. 10:41 AM REPLY If you're really a hardcore Joe (Sapper or Sapper wanna-be), you take the gasket out of M-60 (now M-80 with the addition of the MDI adapter plug (I think)) fuze ignitors that you pull for blasts that you have calculated and rigged, and use those. By the time you've got enough for a pace counter, you've also got a fair amount of experience with explosives.
jed.watkins says:
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keng says:
BTW: my son and I made a couple of these today...awesome project for us.
tinkersdamb says:
May 27, 2010. 6:42 AM REPLY In rough bush country such as northern Ontario, you pace will change with the terrain, so a bead counter my not be accurate in comparison to move level ground. I would suggest using a cps and a bead counter to determen an average for the type of conditions you walk in normally. A mile on the side of the road, will be much different in bush and hills.
Nikcdc says:
May 27, 2010. 11:03 AM REPLY When we were being taught land-nav, we had to learn two pace counts; a kilometer on the road, then a kilometer through hilly terrain. My DS said the hilly terrain wasn't perfect, but it could be used as a good estimate. Of course, he also recommended using sight navigation whenever possible.
May 16, 2010. 8:12 PM REPLY I've made variants of these as a craft for my friends girl scout troop. Instead of using them for land nav, they also work great as a hydration counter. Everytime you drink your whole water bottle you move a bead. You need to move all the beads by the end of the day or you weren't drinking enough water. I think we used 8 beads, might be wrong, I'd have to find mine again. But it worked great for keeping the girls hydrated in the Oklahoma heat.
slaitch says:
This is pretty much a variant of an abacus, isn't it?
maven says:
I am printing this up for my son's boyscout troop. I think it will make a great project! THANKS!
ENJINE says:
We just use knots. Or a tally counter, those're handy.
Loco_001 says:
Great. I'm going to make one to use as a golf score counter.
keng says:
Apr 27, 2009. 2:05 PM REPLY I saw this at my local mil-surp and thought about doing the same thing...this may actually be good as a pedometer to! probably just as accurate 80)
microman171 says:
Except you still have to count your steps :-\. Would definitely help me out, I always forget stuff like that... We have a GPS now =D
thematthatter says:
you cant use GPS during land navigation.
Nikcdc says:
Apr 12, 2009. 8:16 PM REPLY Haha. Well, there's always a chance the GPS will break, or get clogged with sand, or you forgot to bring it (or can't afford one). Some people just prefer the low tech way. Pace counters are designed to make keeping track of your steps easier, not replace that altogether. Sorry. :)
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