i don't follow, slot, which end, what?
yeah, and your diagram looks like it would be about the fastest way for a no strap adjustable suspension. you could even tie it permanently to the hammock. doesn't look like the hook is necessary.
Originally Posted by turk
now that's what it would ideally be made of!!! stronger and lighter. 5g?
Hey WBG, who needs a machinist?
Heck you simplified it so much you could buy a piece of Titanium and make it yourself...
I am thinking, pick up a scrap of plate aluminum. say 1/4" thick
and duplicate your hacked down design ... but like this...
The trunk of the 'T' where your index finger is ... leave more material there for
securing the other end of line.
Okay, my wife is getting pissed because I keep waking her up when I get out of bed.....
BUT I thought of this
Turn it sideways from how it's displayed.
Do you think there is enough to grab the rope like the V does?
I bet that sucker weighs nothing.
Okay...off to bed again.
Scott
"Man is a stream whose source is hidden." RWE
Bingo!
You got it.
Use the same wrap warbonnet has for the 'W' side of the
Fig 9. But on both sides of your titanium buckle. No mods necessary.
That could work!
Fully adjustable from either direction and it would be stable! Not trying to pivot on the
long axis like the odd shaped Figure 9.
Solid titanium
and only 10 bucks.
Also must go to bed. Wife really pissed to hear a dremmel tool running
this hour of the night
Last edited by turk; 08-27-2007 at 23:25.
yeah, that looks like it would be even lighter, but how would you create the twinke hole?
I am thinking, pick up a scrap of plate aluminum. say 1/4" thick
and duplicate your hacked down design ... but like this...
The trunk of the 'T' where your index finger is ... leave more material there for
securing the other end of line.
Drill a series of holes tight together and then use a dremmel bit to
cut the ridges left between until you have a nice smooth 'twinke' slot.
Or because they are aluminum I think you could do it with just a
"spiral saw bit" on low RPM.
yeah, i meant to leave a bit more metal there, its hard to get it just right, a machined one out of a flat plate of titanium would be awesome, they could even machine the holes with one of those water jet machines, bet you'd spend 100$ on a set though.
I just read that it is heavier than aluminum (but lighter than steel)
Forgotten about that
The stainless steel webbing plate had a workingl load limit of 300lbs.
Titanium Facts:
Titanium known for its amazing corrosion resistance -- resistant to many acids and salt solutions. It is a light, strong metal with low density (60% as dense as steel).
Titanium is as strong as steel, but 43% lighter; it is 60% heavier than aluminium, but twice as strong; however these numbers can vary a little because of the use of different alloys. These properties make titanium very resistant to the usual kinds of metal fatigue.
The metal has excellent resistance to sea water and is used for propeller shafts, rigging, and other parts of ships exposed to salt water.
now to bed....
Scott
"Man is a stream whose source is hidden." RWE
how much does the titanium buckle weigh? you can't wrap it because it's closed, you would have to thread it. you could cut the sides so it would be open and thus wrapable, but may not be strong enough then, but you never know till you try. looks like the exact same anchor principal indeed, however, i think the flatness of the nine may help hold the hitch. the buckle is made of round stock, and may not have enough friction like in a plate-like design. ropes pull much easier over round metal than over a plate, but you don't know till you try. hopefully it holds, let us know.
that's halarious, my fiancee is pissed b/c i spent an hour and a half fabricating the thing in the garage, and then i came in and hoped right on the computer. they just don't understand.
Bingo!
You got it.
Use the same wrap warbonnet has for the 'W' side of the
Fig 9. But on both sides of your titanium buckle. No mods necessary.
That could work!
Fully adjustable from either direction and it would be stable! Not trying to pivot on the
long axis like the odd shaped Figure 9.
Solid titanium
and only 10 bucks.
Also must go to bed. Wife really pissed to hear a dremmel tool running
this hour of the night
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