Small Connecting device

NickfromWI

NickfromWI

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Wanna help do some detective work?

I am looking for a very small connecting device. Here are the paramaters:

ANSI Thumbs-up- 5000lbs, Double-locking.
Small. Half size of a typical biner. Something like a halyard snap would be good, minus the whole "quick release" function.
No screw locking. I know I could just buy a small, affordable bow shackle, but then I need to be screwing and unscrewing things while connecting and disconnecting.

I'm stumped. Any ideas?

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nick
 
Tom- I saw that 'biner that denny had at TCI in baltimore. AWESOME locking mechanism. I had one reservation about a tiny pin sticking out of the gate that looked like it wanted to snag the ropes, but otherwise....SUPER-COOL!!!!

I'll have to look into this frog thing. My concern is (knowing me)looks like it's designed for webbing, and I want something that'll fit rope. But I think I'll give it a shot!

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nick
 
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By the looks of the many pictures I've found online, the frog seems to be about the same size of a carabiner?

Anyone ever seen one up close?

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nick

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Actually Nick, YES, Ive seen many frogs. Ive seen all sorts of sizes too...little tiny ones about the size of a nickel and great big ole things w/ legs big enought to eat and sizes in between. Although around here, its still a little early to find frogs out and about. Wait till July.

A muddy farm pond bank is a good place to start looking.

Happy Hunting! :)
 
just to keep you up to date, the binner that rupe and tom have is the same, the differance is that rupe's has a standard supa safe action and tom's has a new quad lock gate (which is just a bit too fiddley for me) the binner is called the mighty mouse and is not made just for Drayer so is available from other suppliers,this also includes the double re-dee pullie.


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Sweet! I am gonna order one from sailnet (unless I find one cheaper soon). The guy said I have 30 days to think about it, and if it's unused and I don't like it, I can send it back.

My concern is that the locking mechanism might not be kosher, so I wanna see it in hand. Come to think of it, there may be some stores around here that stock it. Time to do some detective work!

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nick
 
So I went down to Sail Supply in San Diego. They had some of the Tylaska J-Locks in stock. I brought the rope I was planning on splicing onto it with me. I wanted to see if it looked like it'd work. I was pleasantly suprised with what I found.

My major concern was the locking mechanism would be such that the wrong snag from a twig would pop it open. I found that it is a triple action There is a pin that holds the gate shut. In order to open the gate, you have to pull the pin, spin 180 degrees, then pull it more.

Tylaska claims it breaks at 8,000lbs, which is plenty strong. About exactly 2" in length, it's plenty small.

The ONLY downfall I can see right now is that it is not auto-locking. When you close the gate, it snaps shut and is ready to hold the load, and to the untrained eye, looks good to go. But to actually lock it, you have to pull the pin a little, and give it another 180.

So one hundred dollars later, I decided to give it a shot!

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nick
 
I use it all the time. I love it. It didn't get the thumbs up at a climbing competition...but other than that it's cool. I use it on my climbing line sometimes...some times I hang a pulley from it. I used it this summer to connect my "lobster claws" to my harness while working on the ropes course.

Because of the price, this isn't something I would encourage a bunch of people to go out and get. But if you get the chance, it's' neat.

What do you plan on using it for?

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nick
 
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