Got paperclip?

[Outback in Idaho]

  Sure, why not. Give us your temporary or permanent paperclip or wire fixin's. 


  Me, been wanting to wrangle the stampede string, and really don't want it hanging down the back of my ears & neck. Paracord just made a mess. Didn't have any thin paracord to work with, so grabbed a trusty ol' paperclip and make a stampede sting clip.
  Will have to keep an eye out on it for rust but it should work fine past that. Or find some thin aluminum wire maybe.


  Will see how it works out. 

[J Mackrel Jones]

Rid a horse or two (been bit and stepped on) but never roped a steer - heck I wouldn't know how.
Thrown a dally on nothin but string around pruned branches.
What is a stampede string?  What does the clip for it do?

[Outback in Idaho]

  Not sure what a dally is, but all for it should it be a good thing. 

    A chin strap, known in the American West as a stampede string, can be braided in 4 strands of (kangaroo) leather, & will ensure that you do not lose your hat to a gust of wind. Akubra has small eyelet hooks on the inside of their large brimmed hats to accommodate such a chin strap.





  Some fellas, and gals too, like to keep their hats on their heads during rough activities, windy conditions, or when going through the brush. A chin strap really comes in handy for those that don't rivet their hats to their heads. 


  Seems to be a few ways to store the chin strap when not in use. A lot drape it down the back of their head. Some, like me, throw it up topside and it has been great staying like that the past couple of years.

  Added a paperclip there to keep it up top instead of having the strap landing on my shoulders unexpectedly. Least with a paperclip it doesn't look bad. Would require the thin paracord or a leather thong otherwise, none of which I had on hand. Would rather have an easily removable option to use the strap when needed, so made a strap keeper out of a paperclip. 

[Cupboard]

I use them for impromptu wire at work, I've fixed PCB tracks with them, extended components legs etc. There are better things for the job but when you have a paper clip...

I've also used one to clean out the, umm, thingy that squirts fuel in to a carburettor which was blocked with crud. We started off with an engine that sparked but didn't get any fuel, went past the engine that sparked, had fuel and still wouldn't start and ended up with one that didn't spark