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Postby szymiec » Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:58 pm

Do you all think putting duct tape on a dog bone sling will weaken it? Im not repairing it, just a little mod.
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Re: duct tape

Postby szymiec » Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:59 pm

... with the glues and all, over time. Sorry for the premature submit.
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Re: duct tape

Postby Fred » Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:32 am

I've seen people use colored duct tape on their slings for identifying and they haven't died yet. but that's not to say it's not harmfull.

keep in mind not all duct tapes are made from the same products / chemicals
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Re: duct tape

Postby Stan » Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:03 pm

I wouldn't do so. It's impossible to predict how the glue components (e.g. solvents and resins) will affect the integrity of the fibers in the sling. For the same reason you don't want to mark the middle point of a rope with anything not specifically designed for that purpose. Marking the sewn-in tags should be pretty safe though.
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Re: duct tape

Postby martha » Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:36 pm

If you have a sewing machine, it is easy to mark the sewn in tags with a bright colored thread of your choice, and you can do this on your cams too... anything with a sling that has a 'name tag' on it. Then you can always tell if it is your gear... and if it gets swiped, a person is less likely to see this small discrete marking so you might find your gear down the road.
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Re: duct tape

Postby STeveA » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:34 pm

It probably depends on the type of duck, Eider, Black Duck, Duck Billed platipus etc.. Anyone know of any studies?
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Re: duct tape

Postby szymiec » Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:01 am

i dont need to mark my gear, i need to modify it. I just want to make a dogbone a little more snug around the edges.
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Re: duct tape

Postby chossmonkey » Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:00 am

I have used athletic tape to keep biners in place at the end of the draw. It ends up drying out and falling off though.

To keep the rope end biner in Screamers from flipping and flopping around I just use a rubber band and twist it around both the biner and the draw.
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Re: duct tape

Postby Fred » Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:40 am

use an elastic off a brocolie
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Re: duct tape

Postby szymiec » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:58 am

NICE!
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Re: duct tape

Postby *Chris* » Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:03 pm

Fred wrote:use an elastic off a brocolie


Yep... Fred, you're a sketchy fellow. I've seen his improvised broccoli draws and I think I'll stick to nylon :wink:
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Re: duct tape

Postby *Chris* » Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:11 pm

Fred wrote:use an elastic off a brocolie


After thinking about it a bit more... Fred, you should really switch to lobster claw elastics to make your draws. I figure a lobster trying to escape certain death is at least 3x as strong as a broccoli in the same situation. Maybe that's over engineering the solution though? Your thoughts?
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Re: duct tape

Postby Fred » Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:41 pm

the part that Scymiec is refering to is not the draw sling replacement. You know how Petzl has the small rubber keeper at the end of the draw... and how other companies sowe the webbing tighter at one end. The clipping end of a draw is much easier to clip when it is a little stiffer such as described above.

The brocolie eleastic was actually Stef's trick.

If you want you can buy the Petzl Strings from MEC for like a $1. Those are the little rubber keepers.
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Re: duct tape

Postby Adam » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:12 pm

green onion elastics are good too.... less bulky but probably won't last as long.
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Re: duct tape

Postby chossmonkey » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:28 pm

Fred wrote:the part that Scymiec is refering to is not the draw sling replacement. You know how Petzl has the small rubber keeper at the end of the draw... and how other companies sowe the webbing tighter at one end. The clipping end of a draw is much easier to clip when it is a little stiffer such as described above.


:shock:








Was that an airplane?


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: duct tape

Postby chossmonkey » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:33 pm

*Chris* wrote:
Fred wrote:use an elastic off a brocolie


After thinking about it a bit more... Fred, you should really switch to lobster claw elastics to make your draws. I figure a lobster trying to escape certain death is at least 3x as strong as a broccoli in the same situation. Maybe that's over engineering the solution though? Your thoughts?


I agree. A docile lobster is always going to be much stronger than the most hot headed broccoli that is green with envy. But I think that would be way over engineered myself.

Besides how would you make sure they were new lobster elastics and not used ones? Boiling and salt water could affect the strength.
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Re: duct tape

Postby Fred » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:53 pm

airplane? sorry man you lost me on that one.... hehe
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Re: duct tape

Postby *Chris* » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:30 am

The joke seemed to go over more like a lead blimp than an airplane.
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Re: duct tape

Postby Fred » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:56 am

ahahah

I thought Chris was originaly making a joke on what he thought was joke coming from me when actually I was serious about the brocolie elastic. sorry for the confusion. I need a cat scan I think.

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Re: duct tape

Postby chossmonkey » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:52 pm

*Chris* wrote:The joke seemed to go over more like a lead blimp than an airplane.



I got it.



It wasn't an airplane anyway, it was just the joke going over Fred's head.

Poor Fred, Cara's knitting is driving him mad! :mrgreen:
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Re: duct tape

Postby martha » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:47 pm

chossmonkey wrote:
*Chris* wrote:The joke seemed to go over more like a lead blimp than an airplane.



I got it.



It wasn't an airplane anyway, it was just the joke going over Fred's head.

Poor Fred, Cara's knitting is driving him mad! :mrgreen:



Actually, Frenchie often misses some anglo dry humor. Try watching Monty Python with him... he just doesn't get it... at all.....

And Choss.... watch out on the knitting comments... I might stab you with my needles someday... imagine.. a chick with knitting needles AND ice tools...oh.. and raging hormones.... :twisted:
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Re: duct tape

Postby chossmonkey » Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:46 pm

martha wrote:
chossmonkey wrote:Poor Fred, Cara's knitting is driving him mad! :mrgreen:



Actually, Frenchie often misses some anglo dry humor. Try watching Monty Python with him... he just doesn't get it... at all.....

And Choss.... watch out on the knitting comments... I might stab you with my needles someday... imagine.. a chick with knitting needles AND ice tools...oh.. and raging hormones.... :twisted:
I hope he go the humor in that one. :lol:


Point taken on the needles.


When are you going to knit us all "mod" hats?
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Re: duct tape

Postby Fred » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:34 pm

don't encourage her...
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Re: duct tape

Postby martha » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:19 pm

It'll be a while choss... I'm into socks and baby things at the moment. But maybe one day. I could always make you a sexy cover for your helmet. ;)
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