Rig N' Wrench

Also, why I posted this in the Rig N' Wrench thread is because I think it would be practical to color code rigging and climbing wrenches. All sorts of possibilities.... But mostly, it's just fun to have different colors. I can't wait to justify getting an orange one!...I like orange...and thanks to TreeStuff there are orange pinto pulleys and hitch climber pulleys!
 
John_KAYS said:
Also, why I posted this in the Rig N' Wrench thread is because I think it would be practical to color code rigging and climbing wrenches. All sorts of possibilities.... But mostly, it's just fun to have different colors. I can't wait to justify getting an orange one!...I like orange...and thanks to TreeStuff there are orange pinto pulleys and hitch climber pulleys!
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Haven't you heard? Orange is the new black.

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Well Gents, I dropped 7 Bills @ TS today, my 1st item is an "All Orange" Rig n Wrench, spent 30 minutes with Josh and Luke regarding specialty colors! Orange is officially a thing now, unfortunately, it's back ordered longer than the standard 48 hrs. As soon as it arrives, expect some pics! Had a great conversation with the guys there. I had to drop the $$ for the "Quichie", while I was at it! And no, it wasn't a he or she for that matter! Just wanted to clear that up,"Immediately"!!! Got a lot of really great gear! That I've been putting off for quite a while, now!
 
Has anyone tried this with the zk1? I've been playing around with it for a little while and am pretty pleased with it. Being able to adjust the gap between the pins is pretty cool for dialing in a rope. I've used new 12strand Buzzline and 16 strand xtc with great results. The Jergins pin has a copper fitting that it slides through making the pin the same size as the original pin, I think Jtree made it. Its great for adding a little more friction. Xtc runs great with the copper, Buzzline runs better without it.
 
I've been meaning to post for a while, been using the buzzline with the wrench and it has not let me down. Been consistently great. What I've notice recently is that the rope is officially square. No longer round. Stays that way at all times. And it works so consistently. It is just perfect. Don't know from bad or good regarding rope wear. But it seems hip to be square.
 
I actually took the roller and bushing off a little cmi pulley and had my groundie machine it just a little and polish the pin from the zk1 so it would spin nicely as on the zk2. The pulley wheel ended up being a little to large and made the gap much smaller even with it set all the way back. I did this preemptively thinking the fixed pin wouldn't facilitate pulling the way I wanted it to. I was wrong and the pin doesn't seem to interfere at all. I'll eventually get a zk2 for rigging too, what with all the new colors and all, but for now the zk1 is working great. It has effectively replaced my omni as my most used piece of rigging equipment. I had never used buzz line before winning some at arbtrek but I'm pretty pleased with it. I prefer xtc, which I also luckily scored at arbtrek, but my groundie prefers the 12 strand. He actually prefers 3 strand and refers to lowering devices and blocks as contraptions lol. He's digging the rnw tho.
 
So my orange buzz line is totally square everywhere it has ran thru the wrench. Is this something to be worried about? The rope is pretty new although I have been using both it and the wrench a lot.
 
I'm still waiting for TS to have my "All Orange" RnW sent out, but while we were @ ArbTrek, I tried several different teams ropes, with them using the RW, I used my BDB, and the Sumac, Calamine, & one I can't remember all had the sheath going square clockwise, & the core going square counterclockwise, I've never experienced that with ang of the mechanical devices. It sort of tripped me out. I've never had that happen with Yale ropes. So as soon as I get ahold of the RnW, I'm gonna have to experiment with several types of ropes to see if I have the same thing happen. I'll post some pics & data afterwards.
 
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