rope runner

John_KAYS said:
I think he is talking about the *quickie*. If it were aluminum it would be lighter and softer than the SS for this application (i.e. using the quickie as a tending coupler). I should probably just let Steve answer...;)
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Thanks, John, I'm sure you are right about this, so I appreciate the quick response. I was too focused on his last sentence or two instead of the entirety of his post. Upon re-reading it, it is obvious to me now. Thanks for your help.

Tim
 
Steve Connally said:
One of my walnut blanks fell off today in the leaves. Damn double sided tape. Time to try epoxy. Thank goodness I got 2 sets. Don't use double sided tape. It sucks.
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Steve, if monkeylove has no objection, maybe you should make some kind of a template with your two remaining walnut blanks before you decide to attach them to another Rope Runner. That way you'll be able to make more if the need arises. You've probably already thought of this, though.

Tim
 
Yeah, thanks for this response, monkeylove. As badly as I'd like to own a Rope Runner, I do not own one yet, and it's probably not in the cards for at least a little while.

I was just trying to ask the question on behalf of Steve. The question is whether or not you would have an objection to having someone who has already purchased a set of blanks from you, trace the outline onto something in order to be able to keep the design for future use, if it ever was needed again. The question is about respecting your intellectual property rights in the design of these blanks. It would not imply the desire to make them for sale to others, only the ability to make more in the future for the same person who bought the set of blanks from you in the first place, in case one gets lost or broken, or a second Rope Runner gets purchased, etc.

Thanks in advance for any answer you choose to give.

Tim

P.S. I think that if you chose to do the extra work of rounding over the blanks, sanding them, and staining them, putting varnish or some other hard coat on them, people would be willing to pay $5.00 for such a completely finished set of blanks. I know that if I had a Rope Runner that I'd already paid $350.00 for, I would probably not blink twice at paying out another $5.00 to acquire something that finishes it off so nicely. Especially if it supports another TreeBuzz forum member who had an original idea, as Merle keeps pointing out. Just by way of encouraging the continued innovation that happens here. Just sayin'.
 
John_KAYS said:
I think he is talking about the *quickie*. If it were aluminum it would be lighter and softer than the SS for this application (i.e. using the quickie as a tending coupler). I should probably just let Steve answer...;)
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What he said. I used the quickie today. Perfect tending. Best I've found yet. Blows away everything I've tried because I have been getting a little drag from the fancy Facebook ones for sale. The quickie is perfect. Just need a non rated aluminum for tending only. Maybe in a gold aluminum stock? Same slic pin though.
 
Steve Connally said:
What he said. I used the quickie today. Perfect tending. Best I've found yet. Blows away everything I've tried because I have been getting a little drag from the fancy Facebook ones for sale. The quickie is perfect. Just need a non rated aluminum for tending only. Maybe in a gold aluminum stock? Same slic pin though.
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This guy seems to have just what you are describing.

 
TimBr said:
P.S. I think that if you chose to do the extra work of rounding over the blanks, sanding them, and staining them, putting varnish or some other hard coat on them, people would be willing to pay $5.00 for such a completely finished set of blanks. I know that if I had a Rope Runner that I'd already paid $350.00 for, I would probably not blink twice at paying out another $5.00 to acquire something that finishes it off so nicely. Especially if it supports another TreeBuzz forum member who had an original idea, as Merle keeps pointing out. Just by way of encouraging the continued innovation that happens here. Just sayin'.
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Agreed.

monkeylove said:
I still have some left Tim but the epoxy is the answer, we both tried the tape and they both failed. My epoxied side has never fell off.
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Monkeylove, I'm interested in a set. Im also willing to pay for your time making them "pretty" as I have no desire in doing it.
 
Will said:
Agreed.


Monkeylove, I'm interested in a set. Im also willing to pay for your time making them "pretty" as I have no desire in doing it.
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Seeing as monkeylove has not yet responded to our suggestion, as finishing these things off might be a huge pain in the derriere, it may be that we need to bump the price up to $10.00 per finished set. Seems like too much? The question is, is there any price that would be agreeable to both the buyer and the seller that would cause monkeylove to go through all of the time and trouble, but that would also cause an owner of the Rope Runner to lay down his hard-earned cash? It is possible that no such price exists.

In that case, we're back to each climber doing his own hard work to finish off the Rope Runner walnut blanks.

I just thought it might be a worthwhile idea, as it seems like it might be relatively easier for one person to set up the whole process and do it a bunch of times, rather than it being necessary for each climber to do it.

On the other hand, maybe it's the journey, and not the destination that matters, and for each climber to put a piece of himself into the production of the finished product may be a good thing.

Tim
 
It's all about the journey and me giving back to the great folks I have meet through here Tim. I chose not to make them complete to keep the cost down and secondly to use wood so that everyone who add their own personal touches.
 
And for me, I like the small stock washer for tending. Treestuff has made flat ones that are not bent and the hole is a bit bigger so they fit the little miro biners
 
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