On 05/15/2013 01:36 PM, William Maddox wrote:
  A while back, someone reported success using Baumgarten's PlastiBands
  (polyurethane "rubber bands") as a
replacement, but I don't have any
 experience with this myself.
 
 The 6" ones are harder to find, but might be easier to work with.
 
$14.99 / 50 from Amazon US
-Jon
P.S. Sorry about the previous empty message.