Treezybreez
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Lancaster, SC
I will have to check it out.
Fixes for tired gear, and the decline of Mfgr quality
- Thread starter MikoDel
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- Retired in Minneapolis
Damn, this turned into a kind of "Adhesives 101". Thx! i've also recently purchased 2-part PC7, originally for an undersink project. takes awhile to dry but seems to be good as well. Although it's NOT malleable once dry, so not a fit for some of the applications here.
May be worth mentionng, i also make use of a piece of cut-to-fit 1/2" foam floor tile to add a "false floor" to my throw cube. i keep a shorter length of red colored throwline on top. if i know i'm gonna havta place a line very high up, then i remove the floor tile w/the red line to reveal a full length yellow line on the bottom. Floor tiles work well for this cause they have those geometric nubs on some sides which allow me to tie a clove hitch and keep the end of the short throwline captive.
May be worth mentionng, i also make use of a piece of cut-to-fit 1/2" foam floor tile to add a "false floor" to my throw cube. i keep a shorter length of red colored throwline on top. if i know i'm gonna havta place a line very high up, then i remove the floor tile w/the red line to reveal a full length yellow line on the bottom. Floor tiles work well for this cause they have those geometric nubs on some sides which allow me to tie a clove hitch and keep the end of the short throwline captive.
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dspacio
Branched out member
- Location
- Narragansett Bay
I dig that Sugoi clip fix you made. the Sugoi 360 was the first "professional strength" tool I ever bought. I still have that original one, I have it handy in my rig like quick-draw mcgraw. (fresh new Sugoi in my climbing bag) felled a lil 10" diameter beech with that same old blade just a few weeks ago. there is an example of REAL manufacturer quality.
an aside, I was buying to replace noise muffle headphones, I had this hilarious brand "Pro Fo Sho" (was that really it? it became boatshop legend) and going back to replace, i was finding the exact same design, shape, everything, but under all these different names.
point is, back in the day, a company like Crafstman or Stanley wanted their name big and proud next to the cast letters reading "Made in America".. win a customer for life. and now the knockoff designs, forms and such are just passed from name to name in China so no one can remember the maker that burned them with some product that shows up DOA. I've been fascinated and horrified by this deterioration in quality since I was a kid in the 90s. I keep thinking people will get the picture, mainstream, that its worth buying quality, avoid the frustration. We may get there. But by then who will remember how to "Make in America"?
We salvaged materials from a house a few weeks ago. It's a whole other thread, but handling the true dimension, roughsawn 2x4s, 6x6 beams, roof rafters... 2x14? ... loads of pine paneling.. so much quality material. place was built in the 70s.
I wonder how long these new "sugar-plum" houses built with the rushed timber crops will stand. Maybe long enough to withstand a 30-year mortgage, who knows anymore. Those doug fir stands went from a 50-year harvest cycle, to 30 year, and now they are pushing 25-year harvest!
at this point, in regards to material quality and composition, shaving off a millimeter or two, every corner has already been cut. the pendulum has to go back some time. keep hold of good tools because 'they dont make em like they used to'
an aside, I was buying to replace noise muffle headphones, I had this hilarious brand "Pro Fo Sho" (was that really it? it became boatshop legend) and going back to replace, i was finding the exact same design, shape, everything, but under all these different names.
point is, back in the day, a company like Crafstman or Stanley wanted their name big and proud next to the cast letters reading "Made in America".. win a customer for life. and now the knockoff designs, forms and such are just passed from name to name in China so no one can remember the maker that burned them with some product that shows up DOA. I've been fascinated and horrified by this deterioration in quality since I was a kid in the 90s. I keep thinking people will get the picture, mainstream, that its worth buying quality, avoid the frustration. We may get there. But by then who will remember how to "Make in America"?
We salvaged materials from a house a few weeks ago. It's a whole other thread, but handling the true dimension, roughsawn 2x4s, 6x6 beams, roof rafters... 2x14? ... loads of pine paneling.. so much quality material. place was built in the 70s.
I wonder how long these new "sugar-plum" houses built with the rushed timber crops will stand. Maybe long enough to withstand a 30-year mortgage, who knows anymore. Those doug fir stands went from a 50-year harvest cycle, to 30 year, and now they are pushing 25-year harvest!
at this point, in regards to material quality and composition, shaving off a millimeter or two, every corner has already been cut. the pendulum has to go back some time. keep hold of good tools because 'they dont make em like they used to'
dspacio
Branched out member
- Location
- Narragansett Bay
now I am feeling troubled by my considerations around getting a $30 grappling hook from china or the shelling out more dough to DMM for the Captain!
as my mechanic says "good work aint cheap, and cheap work aint good"
as my mechanic says "good work aint cheap, and cheap work aint good"
ghostice
Been here a while
Have used Freesole for years for rope ends, throwline cubes, everything really, and gasp, boot soles (it stood up to a trip on Iceland's volcanos except where they said stay on the trail around the steam vents - where even the boot soles melted a bit!).
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