WTT: Lanyard adjuster (micrograb-style) for micro pulley

[ductaper]

Hello,
I've been playing around with lanyard configurations lately and this adjuster is now surplus to my needs:


Very little use on it and works fine. Looking to trade for this style micro pulley with the connection point on the bottom if you have one:

Bonus points if you can guess what my workbench in the background was in a prior life!

 

[chipper1]

Bowling alley.
What's the price if I win.

 

[ductaper]

10,000 bonus points with nowhere to redeem them, sadly. And you're right! It's a beast of a top with these hot-forged iron ties holding it together underneath.

 

[chipper1]

We used to have one at the house for our reloading bench, it was a beast. Pretty sure my dad still has it and it was from around 35yrs ago when they installed new lanes at a bowling alley near our home. Something I also got there was the full collection of 45's from the jukebox, not sure what I ever did with those, cds came out around the same time lol.

 

[ductaper]

That's exactly how I got this; they were re-doing the lanes and this piece was out for garbage. I asked nicely and they gave it to me. Took a couple of us to lift it into place!

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Anyone using rope grabs with cable in them should replace the cable with string trimmer nylon.

The strimmer line doesn’t break or wear out

 

[Merle Nelson]

Thanks for bringing that up (again) Tom. I have to switch over to that.

Ductaper, if your ideas for trade don't work out I might be introduced in buying that.

 

[ductaper]

Anyone using rope grabs with cable in them should replace the cable with string trimmer nylon.

The strimmer line doesn’t break or wear out

Hi Tom,
Nice to make your acquaintance. I enjoyed listening to the interview you did on the Educated Climber podcast. Thanks for all your work here on the Buzz.

I’m intrigued by your comment and was hoping you could explain further. The cable on this particular adjuster is vinyl-coated stainless steel aircraft-type cable. It seems to act as a spring to keep the cam tight to the rope at all times. Are you saying you’ve seen these adjusters go through so many cycles that the cable breaks?

Thanks,
Greg

 

[Merle Nelson]

Yes they do. Heat shrink keeps from getting jaggers in the hand longer but they still fail one wire at a time. (Same with steel core lanyards by the way.)

Tom will tell you more when he weighs in.