Rigging ring as primary rigging point for negative rigging.

I would like to see pictures of that setup as well Steve. It would have to be perfectly spliced to hold that small middle ring up higher than the other two under leavy load. Great setup if done right.

For years I thought all of the multi-ring slings were a brilliant scheme to sell more rings, because they look so much beefier but they don't actually improve the bend radius.

On a separate note, if anyone could kindly explain how the Pinto Rig could possibly be rated for 16mm rope. That one has never made sense to me...
 
Muggs said:
I would like to see pictures of that setup as well Steve. It would have to be perfectly spliced to hold that small middle ring up higher than the other two under leavy load. Great setup if done right.

For years I thought all of the multi-ring slings were a brilliant scheme to sell more rings, because they look so much beefier but they don't actually improve the bend radius.

On a separate note, if anyone could kindly explain how the Pinto Rig could possibly be rated for 16mm rope. That one has never made sense to me...
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I really do not see the extra ring improving bend radius....just making surface are even more than 2 and a beefier setup for large loads.
 
But I am curious, as I cannot remember how it was setup right now. David gave me all I needed. But it was 2015....my brain just cannot remember.
 
If you use the search function there's some stuff about the boomsling in a few places. I think I posted the splice instructions somewhere too.
 
Muggs said:
I just have trouble believing that all 3 rings hold that perfect orientation under load, perfect enough to actually improve the bend radius. I would like to see it in action...
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Totally see your point. These hypotheses are beyond my end user knowledge. I would guess this isn't the first time someone raised that question. I like a block, sometimes I like rings. Cool to have a choice.
 
Steve Connally said:
Totally see your point. These hypotheses are beyond my end user knowledge. I would guess this isn't the first time someone raised that question. I like a block, sometimes I like rings. Cool to have a choice.
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I think at this point rings are proven to be a reliable and safe alternative to rigging blocks. But I’m like you sometimes I like rings and sometimes I like blocks , but I typically elect for the one that makes things easiest without compromising safety.
 
Muggs said:
I greatly prefer Bend-Right rings for negative rigging. They are awesome.
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But I bomb tops and small(ish) wood on a single 28*20 ring all day long...
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Patrick, is there not the potential to heat up the rings and melt the sling when sending tops? Will that occur no matter the radius? I figure the tighter the bend, the more friction on a single point of contact, and lots of heat at that point….. anyone?
 
Belac said:
Patrick, is there not the potential to heat up the rings and melt the sling when sending tops? Will that occur no matter the radius? I figure the tighter the bend, the more friction on a single point of contact, and lots of heat at that point….. anyone?
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To me this is a propaganda talking point from the anti-ring people. No, I don't believe that running a rope through a ring, from whatever height and at whatever speed, could ever melt a sling. If anyone has a case study example of this ever actually happening, I would love to hear about it.

Do rings get warm? Yes. Hot even? Yes. Hot enough to worry about melting a sling? In my experience no. If worried about that then just use a block. I prefer extra friction for negative rigging, and rings are a nice compromise between natural crotching (too much friction) and blocks (almost no friction), so I use rings.
 
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