Unicender with drum installed

DSMc said:
The second iteration is what is currently being offered. The Unicender was genius in concept. It is very disappointing that continued R&D has just not happened.
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Oh I didn’t realize that this is the mark ll. Oh well then the marklll should be built my way!
 
Sadly, this it is the second RE produced Unicender. Morgan had several earlier versions so, in reality, a mark111 has come and gone. I'm not holding my breath that any changes are in the works. But you never know.
 
I have only a couple of complaints about the unit so far. The first one being the one directional wrapping... that's obvious from the previous comments. The second is that it seems very difficult to get moving fully weighted when rappelling from close to the TIP with a long rope beneath you, not unlike many other devices, but this one is particularly stubborn.
 
Tom Dunlap said:
If you're left handed you might find the two way wrap convenient. Otherwise...why? My brothers a lefty and he's told me it isn't awkward wrapping right

Enlighten me. What am I missing about a two way wrap?
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I think it would have been easier to use if the user could wrap both ways, that's all. Not a deal breaker or anything. I see the lower L arm could have easily been duplicated a rope width below the other on on the opposite side. That would both capture the rope as others have tried, and succeeded in many attempts and give the user the option of wrapping both ways at the expense of slightly heavier unit?
Defininately not bashing the unit... I love it.
 
The drum looks like a good improvement to the Unicender.

Question: I know from working on boats that you can "unglue" epoxy with heat. On long descents, does the drum get hot enough for the epoxy to melt or soften noticably?

Also, somewhere I read that the rack bars wear down fairly fast. I'm not a pro, so this shouldn't affect me, but for you guys who are using Unicenders day-in and day-out, what kind of life can you expect from the device? (In case I ever go pro...)
 
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Woodwork said:
The drum looks like a good improvement to the Unicender.

Question: I know from working on boats that you can "unglue" epoxy with heat. On long descents, does the drum get hot enough for the epoxy to melt or soften noticably?

Also, somewhere I read that the rack bars wear down fairly fast. I'm not a pro, so this shouldn't affect me, but for you guys who are using Unicenders day-in and day-out, what kind of life can you expect from the device? (In case I ever go pro...)
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So the purpose of the epoxy is to hold the drum in place when the holes are drilled. The rivits or when someone chooses screws will keep it in place when in use. Also remember that when the Drum is in use, the rope is running over it and holding it down on the top plate.
Just a note too, those that are concerned for the wear on that lower "L" bracket my fix for that is aluminum jewelers wire. A light touch of epoxy and then wrap the jewelers wire around the bracket. Easy to replace it it starts to wear to the point that it may separate.
 
Stephen Moore said:
Yeah, it would be really nice if it could be wrapped both ways! But alas it ain’t so.
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An old thread, but I recently got a unicender myself and thought I'd share my tending/rope keeper that I made. I've quoted you Stephen because this design seems to accept wraps either direction. I'll be giving it a climb tomorrow to test for sure, so far it has passed the test just hanging in the shop with no body weight on it. I have found that you can tend slack to the left and the right but tending straight ahead on the bearings works the best, very comparable to tending the roperunner. 20200106_192756.webp20200106_193446.webp20200106_193753.webp
 
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