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    4th generation slingshot tubing connectors...

    [ QUOTE ] hmmm......did you make that pistol grip or did you adapt it from something else? How can I get my hands on one? [/ QUOTE ] I designed it on AutoCAD and then machined it in my shop. I'm gonna have to find a way to make it available. I have one project in front of that though, and...
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    4th generation slingshot tubing connectors...

    The 1st gens eventually slipped and failed. Well, one did, the second held securely until I had to remove it. The second gen, similar to the first, faired no better. Then Hunabku sketched out how speargun tubing attaches so I went with that concept to design a 3rd generation - it's the one on...
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    FWIW, I have a video series on rope and pulleys...

    Thanks, Mark, I much appreciate the kind words. Yep, I do my own videoing and editing. All the zooming/panning is done after the fact in my editor. I get the superb sound quality in adverse conditions, i.e. wind, traffic, mowers, etc., by using a lapel mic clipped to the bill of my cap...
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    FWIW, I have a video series on rope and pulleys...

    New segment added: Rope and Pulley Systems: Segement 15: Complex Pulley Systems Had a little technical difficulty on this one, but it's still not bad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD-MdlwYrHY
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    Can't get to On Rope 1? Here it is....

    Can\'t get to On Rope 1? Here it is.... Thought you might enjoy a look-see. Oh, I left out three displays; I may go back and shoot those and splice them in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qQ6-QME_Ik Ron
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    FWIW, I have a video series on rope and pulleys...

    They are posted on YouTube, and they start from the basics and go through more complicated systems. I explain the 'T' system for determining MA; show lots of pulley systems with discussions. I define simple, compound, and complex pulley systems and illustrate them. There are 14 segments so far...
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    twisted climbing ropes !?!

    This is just my opinion, but I've observed this in hitches and hardware. A hitch, apparently regardless of type as indicated by Robinia in his openning post, imparts twist to rope. I believe the twist is due to the helical effect of the hitch. The turns of the hitch form a loosely coupled...
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    Looks pretty simple to me...

    [ QUOTE ] Sorry to pile on, but by not stopping this guy once you saw his work methods, means you condone them. You admit that you know that these methods are wrong, yet you stood their and let him go. This is worse than someone who doesn't know hiring these type of outfits. Our company works...
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    Looks pretty simple to me...

    You know guys, it's easy for you to sit back and severely, and publically critisize someone when you're not in their shoes. And I know none of you have ever had to make a crunch decision and have it turn out different than you expected. Well, unlike you super guys, I'm just a human. I get in...
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    Looks pretty simple to me...

    [ QUOTE ] ...Banjo has it right. [/ QUOTE ] Looks like Banjo is not the only one that can't understand what he reads.
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    Looks pretty simple to me...

    [ QUOTE ] Stop being defensive. You hired complete hacks despite your better knowledge. If you thought you could justify this type of tree work to the Treebuzz community you have absolutely no business taking a saw into a tree. Oh, I did the best I could do, time was an issue, nothing got...
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    Looks pretty simple to me...

    [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I'm not taking up for the method, but the truth is nothing or no one was hurt or and nothing was broken [/ QUOTE ] This is a key here Ron. Sure, nothing hurt or broken, THIS TIME. But what about the next job, or the one after that? He can only get by with so much luck...
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    Looks pretty simple to me...

    [ QUOTE ] And posting something like this on say a rec-climbing site?? ;)( which to your credit my friend, I do not see :) ) gives us caring pros a bad name, and cause even more friction between us and strictly rec climbers...I say strictly, because I am a working climber, but I love to rec...
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    Looks pretty simple to me...

    [ QUOTE ] Ron, the price is not so much indicative of a hack ( although it is a starter) the work certainly is, cuts are bad, methods are slow and overworked, and safety was not at all on the forefront. those qualities are what determines a hack ;) [/ QUOTE ] I don't disagree at all. But the...
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    Looks pretty simple to me...

    [ QUOTE ] Did they have insurance? [/ QUOTE ]Yes, both quotes and references. [ QUOTE ] ...Just because he used minimal equipment doesn't make it efficient, just the opposite. By using a climb line with an overhead TIP I could have smoked those trees in 20 mins. each, less than one hour, not...
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    Looks pretty simple to me...

    Guys, I respect your comments, I really do. But lets at least be willing to admit that you weren't there and are analyzing a job from some no-so-great pics and video. And guys, I've had direct contact with four arborists in my area, they all use spikes and they aren't hacks. We've had this...
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    Looks pretty simple to me...

    It is really common for arborists around here to use spikes Blinky. I had a guy that has been in the business 40 years do some work for me. His climber used spikes in trees I climb regularly without them. Also, let me hit this too. There were no high, secure TIPs. These are small leaders...
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    Looks pretty simple to me...

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    floating ancor points

    Hey is that a new avatar pic Norm? You gonna leave us hanging?
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    Do you ever do dumb things because you’re tired?

    moss, I worded that part poorly. The rigging rope was a short piece not in use. I conected it to a CariTool to keep it with me just in case. As I repositioned myself, one end of the rope must have dropped from the out-of-the way place I had it. Also, this wasn't clear. I had one point as high...

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