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  1. papadirk

    HH2 for twin rope

    Yes, 6061 was what I found readily available.
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    HH2 for twin rope

    I found some 1 1/4 aluminum round stock and drilled it out and pressed in the bronze bushing. The problem I had was not getting a perfect center hole. I ended up having a machinist make the one I am using now. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk There is more information & pictures on the...
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    Simple webbing pull test

    Couldn't a scale rated to 1000 lbs be incorporated in a 1:5 MA set up so that a reading on 1000 translated to 5,000 lbs of pull on the test piece?
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    This is the Akimbo

    Does the first tattoo earn the bearer a new Akimbo? Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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    SAKA (Self Advancing Knee Ascender) One of many steps the making.

    It is listed in the WesSpur catalog. www.wesspur.com/catalog/2016-wesspur-part4-hardware.pdf File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat Saka CLI521 $159. S.A.K.A. stands for “Self Advancing Knee. Ascender”, and thanks to the Spectra bungee in the SAKA, this name is well-earned. But I can not find is...
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    Some questions for you lovely climbers about an app for finding good trees to climb

    The app that I would like to see for rec climbing is a climb tracker app. I have one for skiing that logs in the number of runs, ave. & top speed, distance etc. It even maps the trails I have skied. A climb tracker could be similar by tracking climb locations, duration, heights, accents...
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    TRT

    Turns out I did not have the tools to drill precisely on center either. I could really feel the eccentricity on decent on single sheave I made so I had a friend who is a machinist make a flat faced sheave bushing. Now I have finally had a chance to alternate between the bearings and the single...
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    Favorite termination knot

    That is what caught my eye a well.
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    Monkey Beaver harness

    I have only had a single climb so far in my MBS but did not find the side Ds were at all "floppy." They share a tie in point with the bridge and leg straps which keeps them pulled forward. Very similar to the ones on my Sequoia only not quite so big.
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    Monkey Beaver harness

    @therianclimber , the extra buckle is to lock in the leg pad once you have it dialed in on the main buckle. Check out ant around minute 8. I just finished my first climb in my MBS and there is a lot of adjustments to work with. Even with the initial fit it was quite comfy and I can only see...
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    From tiny acorns...

    All I could think of was Little Shop of Horrors Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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    Monkey Beaver harness

    Wow! Very nice job. I even got to hear my name as you read off the list of orders. My arrived two days ago and the Yoke from TS yesterday. Now time to create the adjustable bridge. My came with Black&Red bridge which I really like instead of the BRW I expected. Debbie at NT tells me this is...
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    Little Crane That Could

    Steve, my family has skied Okemo in March for years. It is a great spot with skiing for everyone!
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    TRT

    Well it took three attempts but I finally made myself a solid flat sheave. RopeRunner2016-11-26 by papadirk posted Nov 26, 2016 at 3:34 PM This was cut from a piece of 1 1/4" round stock aluminum and the center drilled out to 5/8" to accept the bronze bushing from the original pulley. If the...
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    RopeRunner2016-11-26

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    TRT

    Sounds like you will have to go into the solid flat sheave business. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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    Are the arbpro evo 2 worth the money

    Antal Axess Spikes?? Swedish?
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    TRT Workshop

    I am so glad to see this thread continue and anxiously await any developments of new techniques you can share. Have you been following daigentanoen on his YouTube site? Your thoughts on his TRT experiments would be valuable. I just hope this thread does not fade away to Facebook as it seems...
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    Monkey Beaver harness

    Very cool. I think that was my saddle in the works. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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    Monkey Beaver harness

    I knew when I ordered that it would be a saddle worth that wait! I received the initial order confirmation email and have just been waiting patiently since. I was really just pointing out to @fastbub that this was not an off the rack purchase.

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