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In this video I assemble and test a rope machine that is theoretically capable of taking any fibrous material (such as straw or other plant fibers) and turning them into two stranded rope.
source/image: NightHawkInLight
This machine was purchased on Aliexpress for about $900 ($300 for the machine, $600 for shipping). The seller has since deleted their account.
It seems these machines are made and sold by a variety of different factories with subtle differences between designs.
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After a bit of work improving a few faults in the manufacturing it seems to work well. I’ll likely use the rope from this machine for a number of future projects.
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