retracting reels

[Brocky]

I was thinking of epoxying a piece of stainless steel wire at the hole, so that the cable has to tun over it, instead of the side of the hole. Or put in a steel grommet of some type.

 

[Jehinten]

With the discussion of a stronger reel, I found this one with an adjustable pull between 1-10 pounds of line pull. it may be a little bulkier, but it may be worth trying if you want a single reel with a larger ascender/ stiffer cam.

 

[surveyor]

Like that adjustable tension reel, that seems perfect.
for a fairlead I used a penny with a hole drilled in the middle and smoothed the edge, I bet a ceramic bead would work also.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

kite store was amazing today found my new throw line for sure the kite harness wire is really neat the black string. it is a monofilament of Spectra within a nylon core so it's stiff but knot tieable.View attachment 50815

Who is your kite string supplier?

 

[Tree-Taylor]

With the discussion of a stronger reel, I found this one with an adjustable pull between 1-10 pounds of line pull. it may be a little bulkier, but it may be worth trying if you want a single reel with a larger ascender/ stiffer cam.



View attachment 50822


View attachment 50823

Where from?

 

[Jehinten]

Where from?

There are probably multiple suppliers, but here is one. https://www.carltonbates.com/Tool-H...ndustrial-Duty-56-4-in-L/GM31/p/78678801559-1

 

[macswan]

kite store was amazing today found my new throw line for sure the kite harness wire is really neat the black string. it is a monofilament of Spectra within a nylon core so it's stiff but knot tieable.View attachment 50815

Can you get it by the foot? What’s it called? How much $?

 

[macswan]

Also, kite store?! Who knew!

 

[treebing]

the guy who designs these kites, John trennepohl owns and runs a store with his wife in Plymouth michigan. kites and fun things or something like that. he has a shop where he designs all kinds of amazing flying devices. the also sell yard windmills and doodads.

http://www.skyburner.com

 

[treebing]

I bought a nice single line kite for the kids. he told me the bigger you go the easier it is to sail.

 

[treebing]

http://www.kitesandfunthings.com

 

[treebing]

https://www.amazon.com/Gear-Keeper-...08&sr=8-20&keywords=gear+keeper+by+hammerhead

interesting

 

[Santiago Casanova]

https://www.amazon.com/Gear-Keeper-...08&sr=8-20&keywords=gear+keeper+by+hammerhead

interesting

That looks like it would be the ticket, for a foot ascender, right out of the box. Just a little expensive for what it is but it seems everything is that way to me. I don't think I am old but I do remember 50 cent movies.

 

[Tree-Taylor]

It's been discussed before but has anyone figured out the required force to advance an ascender and foot strap? I seem to remember someone mentioning the Haas had about 16 lbs of force when fully extended. I'd be interested to know what it takes to drag along a croll.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

It's been discussed before but has anyone figured out the required force to advance an ascender and foot strap? I seem to remember someone mentioning the Haas had about 16 lbs of force when fully extended. I'd be interested to know what it takes to drag along a croll.

I think if anybody would know it would be @yoyoman , he knows his stuff and gets into the math of it. I would not be the least bit supersized if he already calculated this during his design process.

 

[Flex Abednego]

This thread is an example of what makes treebuzz great

 

[Brocky]

That Gear Keeper reel is nice and compact, but noticed that it only has a 22" reach. Having a plastic casing that might be fused together, the cable might not be easily replaced with string.

 

[Tree-Taylor]

https://www.bullard.com/product/retractable-strap

I know these are pretty strong and well built. I'll try one out soon to see if it works.

 

[treebing]

remember that if it says 3 lbs you have to pull 3 lbs with your body. it is much preferable to pull 2 lbs. that cotton wood climb was 65 feet to to the top of the rope. if I pull two lbs 25 times that's equivalent to picking up a 50 lbs bag of cement with my body. if it were three lbs that it would be 75 lbs.

 

[treebing]

none of the ascenders I have tried take any where near two lbs. its usually more an issue of working it past harness jumble and bridge dangle etc and clothes and mess leaves and twigs in the path that it needs to have the oomph to push through. stronger also does not mean faster.