Shadowscape
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I can see this sliding across a limb and the sheeve falling out. Can't really do that with a carabiner.
Quickie killer?
- Thread starter Boomslang
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Shadowscape
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@Njdelaney
If you have a Quickie handy, see if the pin will work in it.
If you have a Quickie handy, see if the pin will work in it.
Thanks for posting this Noah. It might just save someone’s life.
I have two Quickies handy, in fact they're extremely handy. However, the pin doesn't come out of the ISC unit all the way without removing a set screw and I'm not going to take that screw out just yet.
If I have time tomorrow I may give that a try. I would bet that I can get it to disengage/unlock but it seems unlikely that the pin would slide all the way open under a static load. For one, the orientation would change under load so the pin would likely not be in a position other than horizontal. To be clear, I would put myself in the category of generally not nervous about gear as long as I understand how it works and what not to do. I tend to be pretty practical rather than extra cautious.
Just got mine today (thanks arbsession!). Got a large and small. Main difference between the two sizes is the large seems more suited to a strap holding the back (has a flat backside) side vs the small will center up in a carabiner due to being more rounded. The large will slide side to side in a carabiner making using the pulley tricky with smaller ropes. Large would be a good redirect with a strap. I think the small is the size I'll use most often - I'm planning to use in a mechanical advantage setup. Looks to be high quality and I'm not worried about the pin system.
Muggs
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- Canuckistan
Noted...that's not a great testimonial...won't be using it for that!
I am with you here. Not my money.
Shadowscape
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I won't be using it for anything. As soon as I get mine (might be at the post office) it will be thrown into a bin of never to be used stuff. And no, I will not sell it to anyone. I wouldn't want to be a participant in an accident. As for using it as a pulley, I have pulleys much better suited as pulleys already. Why would you want to try and reinvent the pulley with this. I know I should have waited. Said that from the get-go. But no! Had to order one because it was something new. Think I would have learned after all these years.
I'll have to play with it some more, but you may be able to adjust the tension on the set screw / pin to take some slop out of the pin travel route and require additional effort to turn and slide it. Might make it more resilient to an unintended lock button press - ie... pin won't just turn and slide without a decent amount of external force applied. Not sure - it may jam it up. Mine shipped with a good bit of normal feeling play in it.
Wow that was a real eye opener. In this game safety is often sacrificed in the name of convenience so shame on ISC for releasing a ticking time bomb just waiting to go off. They need to seriously consider yanking this this from the market and go back to the drawing table before the inevitable happens.
Shadow, where is Marcell?
Phil
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- Oak Lawn, IL
I would think having a spring build into the pin itself would be useful for security. Push in the detent button. Then push the pin in to be able to rotate it for removal. Seems like as it is now, once the detent button is pushed, the slic pin can rotate freely.
I'm new here, so I don't want to get into a gear war on my first post lol, but I'm pretty happy with mine - I like the design. I'm a gear geek that likes shiny new stuff, though. I'll need more data than an insta video that's short on technical details to set an opinion. It depends on what you're using it for as well. I don't think it's a quickie killer, though. I'll be keeping my quickie and keep using it.
Shadowscape
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Minnesota. Far north. A hop from International Falls. This is where the car companies test their vehicles in winter. On the weather maps you see that cold jet stream dip down into the U.S. just a tad. That is me under that dip. I fell through the ice into the lake one time when it was -62 degrees F, with 108 below wind chill. Walked too close to a beaver lodge.
Tried to run back to the house but didn't make it. Fortunately I was found and brought in by someone else.
Shadowscape
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I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see a recall on these very quickly. I would be surprised if there isn't one.
