New lanyard BJ adjusted

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Second pic.

 

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Third pic.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Rich,

Drop me a line off-forum. I'd like to talk with you about the adjuster.

Tom

 

[glens]

Rich,

That's what I'd had in mind, alright!

How pliable is that aluminum?  Could a guy get by with a sawcut and bend the metal enough to get the clearance, then squeeze it back together when in place (wondering out loud...)?

Good job.

Glen

 

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Originally posted by glens
Rich,

That's what I'd had in mind, alright!

How pliable is that aluminum?  Could a guy get by with a sawcut and bend the metal enough to get the clearance, then squeeze it back together when in place (wondering out loud...)?

Good job.

Glen

This aluminum seems to be heat treated. I putzed around with one a few years ago and foung that the metal cracks if manipulated too much.


I did the slot with a 7/32 chain file, then opened it up with a thin flat file.


I tried Tom Dunlap's method of just using the D-ring to capture the hitch. Too many times the hitch pulled thru the D-ring. I figured nothing would be lost in trying!

 

[glens]

Hey Rich,

Could you whip me up an Ashley Judd, hot for me, at my place, while you're at it?

Don't forget me when you're applying for the patent, okay?  (how could you; it's documented here, hahaha)

Glen

 

[glens]

Originally posted by RAHTREELIMBS
This aluminum seems to be heat treated. I putzed around with one a few years ago and foung that the metal cracks if manipulated too much.

About what I'd suspected.

I tried Tom Dunlap's method of just using the D-ring to capture the hitch. Too many times the hitch pulled thru the D-ring. I figured nothing would be lost in trying!

Except about twenty bux and maybe a blister or two!  Try my cord loop sometime.  It prevents the pull-through quite nicely.

Hey, keep me in the loop with you and Tom on this, okay?

Glen

 

[lync]

Direct to D ring

My lanyard adjustment is very close to this set up except prussic cord and micro pully are attached to a biner, and biner to d ring.
I'm assuming that the advantage is less clutter and more streamlined going directly to the d ring. But don't you loose the versitility of attaching your lanyard to front dees on take downs,
and chunking down heavy leaning spars where a split could pull you into the wood if your lanyard is at your hips? Occasionally my climbing line is on my hip dees and lanyard on my front dees.
Its good to have choices , this seems to limit them.

Corey

 

[BigJohn]

Good work on the adjuster there Rich. How long did it take you to get through with file? I too found that the metal isn't very pliable.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Corey,

For the few times that I use a lanyard on my front d I use a seperate lanyard. Not worth the hassle of removing the hip lanyard.

Tom

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Originally posted by BigJohn
Good work on the adjuster there Rich. How long did it take you to get through with file? I too found that the metal isn't very pliable.

It took about 1/2 hour to do that, that includes cleaning up the sharp edges with a file and attaching the whole thing to my saddle. I am working on a better setup. I will take pics when it is done!

 

[NickfromWI]

Rich, that's exactly what I have! Except I don't have a rivet on mine. Good idea. I just put a little bit of electrical tape on it.

I thought I was all crafty and original when I figured this out. Turns out a bunch of people were on the same track that I was!

love
nick

 

[NeTree]

Instead of the rivet, drill and tap for a small machine screw. That way you can easily remove if you need or want to.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

This is my second attempt. There was nothing wrong with the first one, I just like working with metal.


This time I went from the top so that the pulley wouldn't have to be taken apart to be installed.


I used a small piece of .080 aluminum to bridge the gap and attached it with 2 small allen machine screws that are loctited.

 

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Top view.

 

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Rear view.

 

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While I was taking pictures I thought this might interest some of you. I like my saddle as neat as possible. This means nothing flapping in the breeze. On the leg straps of my Butterfly II, I didn't like the way that the extra nylon on the leg straps was sticking out so I took a piece of bicycle inner tube and placed it over the excess strap.

 

[BigJohn]

Looks good Rich. Like the second attemp better. Very cool. I can't wait to try mine out tomorrow. The only big difference between the two types of pulleys is that the cmi gold that I used has a smaller hole and little less flop. Its really tight on the ring. Not much jingle. What you have there is great. It would be nice to be able to take it off. I'd have to cut or melt mine off.


Keep the wheels turning

 

[MasterBlaster]

Cool! That looks better than my cable-ties!

 

[rahtreelimbs]

I had the chance to try out the first one today. I pruned a couple of small Maple trees. I like the way that it works but I had a little too much drag on the Knut Hitch and the lanyard that Steve spliced for me. Maybe I need to eliminate one wrap at the top.