Dave Rohach
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- Janesville, WI
Like a hobo on a ham & cheese sandwich!
Dave6390 in WI
Dave6390 in WI
rope runner
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Steve Connally
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- Suffolk, Virginia
I must be doing something wrong. It's never bothered me. I use it every day. Where exactly are you guys getting the pain. I'll take a pic of my hand positioning tomorrow. I also climb with gloves so maybe that's it.
MikePowers321
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- Leeds, Ny
Fitz, are you willing to share...: )
Steve Connally
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- Suffolk, Virginia
That's why I wear gloves. That's so I don't pull hair out all day. Wise Guy 
monkeylove
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- Roslyn, Pa.
They look good Fitz. The model I sent over to TS has the full radius also. Very cool looking plates.
I would love to make these little plates for you guys, but the few I made took me forever to make. Maybe if I can get the manufacturing process down, but I'm no CNC machine.
Thanks Frank!
Dave Rohach
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- Janesville, WI
X2, There's more than 1 way to plate a Runner! They just add a nice Bling factor.
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monkeylove
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- Roslyn, Pa.
I've been wondering how leather would work. Steel rule dies are cheap and then the shapes could just be hammered out relatively speaking. The final smoothing could be left to the end user. Might be a really easy and cheap part to process.
John_KAYS
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- Eastern PA
My son is sitting in my lap and says to me, "I like those little guys you put on to it... like those guys." pointing at yours Steve. 
He has seen me do it on occasion, 
So I am just humoring him by adding some he
picked out....
John_KAYS
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- Eastern PA
However, If I was going to add to the conversation...I would just recommend, while fitting these add ons, to keep them clear of the Slic Pins. You want to be able to easily access the barbs on the one side. It doesn't look like any of the ones presented are too close, but if someone is making some up for themselves I recommend leaving a good clearance around the barbs. just saying....
monkeylove
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- Roslyn, Pa.
moss
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- Carlisle, Massachusetts, U.S.
Agreed, bounce has more to do with your ascent body mechanics. For sure on HTP it's like climbing a cable and feels great but.... I'm typically working off 200' of Tachyon base anchored, there's so much movement from flexing limbs/redirects etc. that bounce is irrelevant, it's all about cleaning up your ascent motion. I've grown to like the give on the 11.7 semi-statics, it's a comfy ride while you're working.
-AJ
moss
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- Carlisle, Massachusetts, U.S.
It's interesting, if the add-on can be designed to surround the slic pin releases but still let your fingers in to release them they could be a safety addition, preventing trunk/limb contact from releasing pins. More thought needed, first I need to get myself the latest generation RR.
-AJ
Dave Rohach
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- Janesville, WI
The plates should work with every gen RR, Moss. I use the golden gen (yellow/gold)? I'm also trying to mill a piece of steel rod that fits over the slic pin and attaches to your bridge to push the hinged teeth in without using your finger, for when you're wearing gloves, and can't push the teeth in far enough. I'll post some pics when I'm done.
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Dave6390 in WI
moss
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- Carlisle, Massachusetts, U.S.
Cool, theoretically if you had a recessed pin it would only have to be a single release instead of the current double and it could be taken out using your push-in pin remover.
I have a prototype RR so I'm way way behind, I think it has gotten to the point where I should be trying the latest and greatest.
-AJ
I'm not so sure, you might already have the best version out there.
moss
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- Carlisle, Massachusetts, U.S.
It has a really hard release, I figured it would eventually destroy some joint in my shoulder/arm over many repetitions. Maybe I should futz with it some more to try and improve.
John_KAYS
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- Eastern PA
The reason I was concerned with the clearance is that I designed a tool that Treestuff is working on getting manufactured. I will post the video when I get home.
