Compact Bulldog Bone

That's twice now that Mac has gotten Northern Cal and North Cakilaki mixed up. :) Pretty big difference. Though Asheville is sorta Northern Cali-like...in a way. More so than the rest of North Carolina.
 
TreeLogic said:
That's twice now that Mac has gotten Northern Cal and North Cakilaki mixed up. :) Pretty big difference. Though Asheville is sorta Northern Cali-like...in a way. More so than the rest of North Carolina.
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I think the extreme winter in Vermont is really getting to him. Mac, why dont you take a trip to North Cali or North Cackilacki real soon?
 
DSMc said:
It took about 10 minutes to sew up. It is made with 1/2" nylon web folded over the same size D ring. It is held on by an 1/8" steel shaft. It doesn't need to be very strong as all it needs to do is tend slack.
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So what keeps the 1/8" steel shaft in place? I like the looks of this and of course always looking for something I can sew....
 
I just drilled straight through and then capped the outside edge of the holes with epoxy. I also glued the pin to the nylon web so it could not slip out even without the epoxy. If I were to do it over I would just drill counter sunk holes from the inside. Not all the way through so the pin would be held in place like a watch bands pin.
 
DSMc said:
I just drilled straight through and then capped the outside edge of the holes with epoxy. I also glued the pin to the nylon web so it could not slip out even without the epoxy. If I were to do it over I would just drill counter sunk holes from the inside. Not all the way through so the pin would be held in place like a watch bands pin.
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Can you stop being such a genius? :)
You know, I was wondering if a roll pin would help maintain stability between the two upper arms. Perhaps just a tight press fit on the left side (just snug on the right) so it can still come apart easily for Bollard swap?

I could also see drilling a hole through both arms and tapping only one side with the same result above.
 
Lots of ways to get this done. If Yoyoman was thinking of making a saleable accessory, just bonding the steel pin to the webbing would work and keep it simple for straight through drilling.
 
Worthaug said:
Nope, Cali.
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Now that I think of it, the first time I had crispin was in charlotte a few years ago. I must have just assumed it was local.

Closest I'm getting to vacation is fids and fibers this weekend. I am rather excited though. So's my wife, I annoy thee BEJEEZUS out of her when I'm at home all the time. And the last couple weeks have been far to cold for working.
 
DSMc said:
Lots of ways to get this done. If Yoyoman was thinking of making a saleable accessory, just bonding the steel pin to the webbing would work and keep it simple for straight through drilling.
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Dave, yours is the tending mod I have liked the most, but have you encountered issues with it not being a bungee?
 
You can buy elastic strap at a Fabric store that's also easy to sew and would combine both ideas. It doesn't have a lot of stretch, compared to bungee cord, but it might be enough. Durability might be an issue, I know that UV makes it crunchy after awhile and it loses its stretch.. but, it's cheap so you could make up a bunch of spares. Of course, it would have to be fairly quick and easy to change them out. That is to say, probably wouldn't lend itself well to a permanent installation. Just a thought.
 
Rich, my pin from Gordon came with a small oversized head that I just tapped in with a hammer and pin punch. No fuss, no muss but I may have had the odd pin.
 
Clipping directly into the D-ring seems prudent (for those who do not have a D-ring, they can be obtained at Ace hardware and are a 7/8" D-ring). For what it is worth, the hole for the D-ring on all of these third batch Bones are purposely drilled so that a stock size 50 chain link pin can be pressed out of that size chainlink and then press fit perfectly on one side of the top arm at the current D-ring, if a strap is desired . It would be best in my mind to move away entirely from a loop style tether, use your own discretion.
 
if I was convinced I wanted a bungee attachment I would make a hybrid swing dude/yoyoman (SAKA) chest harness with the bungee incorporated into the shoulder straps.

I'm reluctant to go with the bungee because I like the way the tether holds me in a near vertical position and I think you would lose that with the bungee.
 
macswan said:
Now that I think of it, the first time I had crispin was in charlotte a few years ago. I must have just assumed it was local.

Closest I'm getting to vacation is fids and fibers this weekend. I am rather excited though. So's my wife, I annoy thee BEJEEZUS out of her when I'm at home all the time. And the last couple weeks have been far to cold for working.
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Well have fun Mac. I've wanted to do that since I started the buzz but babies got in the way. I'll make it happen some day. Done a good bit of home splicing to create a good foundation though.
 
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