I have an innovation and would like any advice you may have on patenting/manufacturing a product. I thought of trying to sell the idea to Sherrill since it seems they are coming out with many of their own products (even if they look just like products already on the market)
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the only problem with switching from gas powered tools to electric powered tools is you are still using non-renewable resources to power the tools even if they are electric. Most power plants still use non-renewable resources to generate electricity, so we are still not gaining anything. The only way for that switch to be beneficial is if the power plant used renewable resources to generate electricity
treehumper
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We all need to become energy providers supplying to the grid using renewable resources.
Fairfield
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I have just made up a new rigging plate. Got a call from the meatal shop today saying I can pick it up tomorrow. Nothing that is reinventing the wheel, but it solved a issue I was having for fun and for making a rescue faster for where I live. I will put the pics up tomorrow. Also I think I came up with an answer to the ascending and descending on a singal line. If it works ascending will be as smooth as having a pulley under a hitch and descending will be just as easy and smooth as a I'd.
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I needed a way to advance climbing lines, get ropes out to sketchy tips, and things of that sort accurately from up in a tree.... and I hate trying to flake a throw line back into it's pouch so I took an automatic fly fishing reel, spooled it with zing-it, attached a crab, problem solved.
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... I took an automatic fly fishing reel, spooled it with zing-it, attached a crab, problem solved.
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Yep. That's an oldie, but a goodie trick. I got that idea from Tom D.
... I took an automatic fly fishing reel, spooled it with zing-it, attached a crab, problem solved.
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Yep. That's an oldie, but a goodie trick. I got that idea from Tom D.
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Answer: It's called the Sidekick. found in Bailey's, Wesspur, American arborist and other catalogs and on line.
Handy tool--sellling well.
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Are you talking about the Sidekick Rope Retriever?
Nice job.
Answer: It's called the Sidekick. found in Bailey's, Wesspur, American arborist and other catalogs and on line.
Handy tool--sellling well.
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Are you talking about the Sidekick Rope Retriever?
Nice job.
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The reel worked out well but in my search for utopia I wanted more.... of coarse.
The next issue was that I realized that "throwing" a bag from up in a tree was awkward and (for me) inaccurate. I don't have time to dink around with bad throws and such so back to the drawing board I went.
Well, after 5-6 prototype failures I finally came up with this... I call it my "Lil shot".
The next issue was that I realized that "throwing" a bag from up in a tree was awkward and (for me) inaccurate. I don't have time to dink around with bad throws and such so back to the drawing board I went.
Well, after 5-6 prototype failures I finally came up with this... I call it my "Lil shot".
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southsoundtree
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... I took an automatic fly fishing reel, spooled it with zing-it, attached a crab, problem solved.
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Yep. That's an oldie, but a goodie trick. I got that idea from Tom D.
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They talk about that in The Wild Trees book about redwoods.
Seems like a good tool.
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... I took an automatic fly fishing reel, spooled it with zing-it, attached a crab, problem solved.
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Yep. That's an oldie, but a goodie trick. I got that idea from Tom D.
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They talk about that in The Wild Trees book about redwoods.
Seems like a good tool.
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Here's a demo of the Lil shot. It's not a very good vid but you can at least grasp the concept.
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Ugh! Don't know how to link a utube video on this site.
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... I took an automatic fly fishing reel, spooled it with zing-it, attached a crab, problem solved.
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Yep. That's an oldie, but a goodie trick. I got that idea from Tom D.
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And Jerry B shared it with me! I keep a small grapple with mine in a New Tribe Line Mug.
Another option is to use a carpenters chalkline reel. Cheap and durable!
The Little Shot that I built a while ago uses an old piece of Big Shot tubing. Then I cut an accessory biner so that I had the spine and the hook off the big end of the biner. This J shaped piece slips into the tubing. Using some throwline and constrictor hitches I reefed them down. there are 3-4 constrictors. I hook the J into the ring of the throwbag and shoot it like a bow. Very accurate and I can make 25-30' vertical shots using an 8oz Harrison Rocket.
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... I took an automatic fly fishing reel, spooled it with zing-it, attached a crab, problem solved.
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Yep. That's an oldie, but a goodie trick. I got that idea from Tom D.
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And Jerry B shared it with me! I keep a small grapple with mine in a New Tribe Line Mug.
Another option is to use a carpenters chalkline reel. Cheap and durable!
The Little Shot that I built a while ago uses an old piece of Big Shot tubing. Then I cut an accessory biner so that I had the spine and the hook off the big end of the biner. This J shaped piece slips into the tubing. Using some throwline and constrictor hitches I reefed them down. there are 3-4 constrictors. I hook the J into the ring of the throwbag and shoot it like a bow. Very accurate and I can make 25-30' vertical shots using an 8oz Harrison Rocket.
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Got any pics of your lil shot Tom?
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Not on my Mac..and I HATE having to open the dark hole called a PC 
I'll look later though
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