Band lock 2 jaw for repeating mini bow

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I remixed these from 4369159. The other ones had 4 fingers. one or more fingers kept breaking when trying to install into the Thera-Band Silver tubing. These are thicker and only 2 fingers. I recommend PETG for the material. Cut the 550 cord at a 45deg angle. Then twist into the band lock. Melt the end with a lighter then smash it on a cool piece of metal. Push the band lock into your rubber tubing then use a zip tie to lock the tubing onto the band lock. This will also tighten the fingers down into the 550 cord. These are way quicker to build a string for the Repeating Mini Bow or the Sliding Legolini Bows. Doing it the old fashioned way of pushing tubing onto knotted cords was a long and tedious process. 8/29/21 Added Version 3 Band lock. The head has been slightly enlarged and the clamping area (shaft) has been lengthened by reducing the ring height. This gives more space for zip ties. Overall these changes should improve the holding power to prevent band slippage.