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    Need help deciding on a heavy-duty rigging setup..

    i think you are looking at elastic length and braking run to handle massive forces shown. >>can try other factors like making it bust thru branches to slow down or controlled run to ~500# ground concussion to snub out rest of 'cigarette' into ground after lowering and limiting forces to >>also...
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    Knot Starting Over!?!

    Knots as mechanical systems , whereby can add different components to a simple base like Timber Hitch >>but could be added to aforementioned : Half Hitch, Turn, Round Turn, Crossed Turn(Clove base) , Backhand Turn (Cow base). >>or even what i call (fierce) family of Crossed Backhands ...
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    Knot Starting Over!?!

    To me Timber is a very basic hitch of 'twirls' around self to form choker eye to hold the Standing Part as most loaded I-Beam to pull outside the knot in makeshift choker form. In 'evolution' of knot hierarchy/family tree i think of it as an extension of Turn + HH. Giving more Nips, in more...
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    Come along vs block & tackle

    Pulling rig only (even with truck) w/o come-along, has advantages of feel and continuous direction; not 're-loading' anti-target , free-spool direction of come-along etc. . Prefer prussic more for safety than rope connection if can; unless taking over a tensioned line. OR other tensioned line...
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    Come along vs block & tackle

    Very nice SingleJack ! Do you have a toolkit can share for making that drawing? i try to view as hinge as pivot tree as weightless lever CoG as force needs fought. >>wedge, rope as added inputs thru framework of tree as force points to fight/join etc. CoG . Backleaner must crank CoG uphill...
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    Knot Starting Over!?!

    Thanx! Moved mask, let me know if see any more; usually catch those! This one lots of layers each, break brain! What seems like could do in 10mins. can take 4 days of being upside down!..
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    Knot Starting Over!?!

    My take on similarities of Overhand Bends: Zeppelin/Rosendahl , Riggers and Alpine >>and why Rigger's more prone to jam than other 2. How related to basic forms , descriptions of force flows and mechanix i see this is based on .
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    Knot Starting Over!?!

    Thanx for warning, this industry is moving that way. Our anchors of wood, and it's size, positioning can give different dampening effects than field rock or lab metal tests. i know we been making it work for a century as ABoK pictures isn't good excuse, but truly is where we are at; with guys...
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    Knot Starting Over!?!

    On a dual leg system, as the internal Purcel vs. the mono Prusic external of Purcel to green/blue lines >>totally different things>>fave topic. . Is there plenty of elastic length in tested system to take initial hit? >>visualizing steam pressure, any elasticity dampening allowing pressure...
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    Knot Starting Over!?!

    i mean U as arc shape + legs, the load force in basic turn. V as draw of ends together as in turn/ HH side towards load, breaking the legs of U from land force arc/leg U as simplest loaded form. a Turn as 180 w/straight legs down arc as 180 w/o legs 360 i think of as 'full turn' personally...
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    Knot Starting Over!?!

    Started thread for trying to offer alternate view of remembering, checking, grooming/dressing lacing by it's force flow thru it's members etc., not just topology as possible key. To finely and purposefully craft, like any other device in wood etc. where artisan follows grain etc. extruding...
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    Knot Starting Over!?!

    On friction hitches, I think we should go with loaded legs of connection load/support to categorize. >> Loop doesn't need eyes, but can't lace as many ways, dual leg. >>1eye , linear load, single leg >>2eye most flexible load as 1eye or any 2eye lacing(any loop lacing, plus) Single leg full...
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    UK. Two ropes at all times(USA next?)

    i tried to keep failsafe of 2nd tie in, or at least controlling line of lanyard >>sometimes check line, was unused rigging line for balance etc. then lanyard off in addition to lifeline and put rig line on target >>when situation allowed . On the flip side>> Any strong connection to climber can...
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    Knot Starting Over!?!

    Very nice! knudeNoggin especially, and i believe Agent_Smith are great advocates of dual view! (mostly i'm too worn out from making front view..) *************************************. Agent_Smith quest-ion/puzzle>> Pre-ramble Note: These 2(Zeppelin/Rigger's) do show 2arcs each, then half arc...
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    Knot Starting Over!?!

    I'm looking to focus on line of force, and half circle arcs; as basic form that has capacity to 180 to same line axis. right from the start, trace arcs, with view of Turn + HH as 1 arc w/ends drawn(draw not part of arc count). Find capstan math friction , compression etc. but not seeing the...
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    Knot Starting Over!?!

    This was going to be 2 pix, but fell together like this: Round Turn + 2 HH is my basic benchmark rig hitch for right angle pull; easy to talk someone thru it's simplicitys especially if they know HH. Anchor even more secure, 1 HH built in, secure w/1 more a/n, but not as cleanly simplistic...
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    Throw line

    Might should have to re-do this old pic, at work now. But here want to show sweat tensioning remote between 2 high supports; another pic as already have mentioned about RT sweat-er and between load and support again. >>Essentially taking advantage of any spread between points to comb out as much...
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    Throw line

    i like and have worked Tom's suggestions, also in rope worked Prussics down length milking ropes etc. Especially on prep of new ropes/lines. . i think the rope simply must twist/coil as especially coiling to compact storage; as equal on opposite reaction per turn taken(more than we think), and...
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    New DMM 'Director' Carabiners

    i like(d) a steel 5k+ krab in DBY on rig line for connect to belt, throwing weight, HH preceding krab as running Bowline, real heavy, HH preceding actual DBY. Something to be said for steel krab at rite time.
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    Decoding Patterns of Forces

    Actually, in several stills it looks like music to perhaps smooth and move as one!

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