Cutting Rubber Bands

Hi all, we are a learning team of middle schoolers. No where in the game manual for Turning Point does it say that we cannot cut rubber bands into strings. I know that we can cut zip ties and 1/8" strings. Would someone please help answer this question? Totally grateful…

You can cut them.

you can do it

We did it to secure a loose drive motor an hour before our comp

You could also use the surgical latex tubing Vex sells. It would hold up better under stress. I like rubber bands because they will always have a constant length when I replace them. It’s harder with tubing. Depending on what you do, tubing may be better.

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