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  1. Brocky

    The new Fiori wrench

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    What Is/Are Your Favorite Friction Hitches for Climbing SRS/SRT?

    I used the Penberthy method below, but the knot book I got it from didn’t specify if it was a single or double eye hitch. I choose two eyes, worked fairly well, but the pseudo-Bowline would tighten up causing it to start to slip. Neat idea to make it a loop!
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    How's the splice today?

    I reduce and taper the core tail before burying, and only half way, then make a few short buries, dropping a strand each time.
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    Snatch Blocks No Chainsaws

    Battery saw using canola instead of oil?
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    How's the splice today?

    Another method for sealing the ends of non melting ropes and cords.
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    A Genealogy of Climbing Hitches for Arborists Based on Association

    I think the top wrap being able to create enough friction to get the rest of the wraps to stretch and separate, and in turn start to squeeze the rope, is comparable to the top bollard on mechanicals. That article is a couple years old with no new additions, guess no new friction hitches have...
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    Prevention of Milking; Are There Consequences?

    I think milking a double braid weakens it to some extent. The cover and core are designed to work together until their break strength, they both stretch the same amount, to theoretically break at the same time. If you take some of the stretch out of the cover by milking, it will break before...
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    I (Think/Hope) I Developed A New Hitch Design

    The adjustability and self tending would give a complete picture of the hitch. Nice job!!!
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    I (Think/Hope) I Developed A New Hitch Design

    It came about eventually when exploring a way to not have preformed eyes, something similar to the Hitch Hiker attachment method. The cord ends were threaded through the holes then an overhand is tied, middle, left in the picture. After a few versions it occurrred to me just a stopper knot in...
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    I (Think/Hope) I Developed A New Hitch Design

    It’s spelled Ysatsce for both the single and double eye versions. Playing with making the eye, it morphed into a loop hitch by bringing the ends together for a stopper. Placing the knot at the top unclutters the carabiner.
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    I (Think/Hope) I Developed A New Hitch Design

    I didn’t make it clear I was referring to the Esctasy, which I found was the inverse of the double eye hitch that came about from exploring what could be made by starting with a half hitch around the rope for a single eye hitch. I haven’t looked at the single eye hitch you referenced yet...
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    I (Think/Hope) I Developed A New Hitch Design

    I came up with something similar a couple nights ago while working on a single eye hitch that self tends. Starts with a half hitch, yours starts the wraps from the bottom and go up, mine goes straight up, and wraps down. Found that either end works as the eye, both self tend, and when used as...
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    Class 2 fibers being used for saddle bridges

    I don’t see much wear, a little fuzzy on the outside, but no self abrading.
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    Class 2 fibers being used for saddle bridges

    It’s probably just a naked eye splice with locked Brummells, can use shorter buries with the dyneema being so strong, and generally used in a basket configuration.
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    Class 2 fibers being used for saddle bridges

    For a bridge, the pin/ring moves across the stationary rope, a 12mm rope should have a 4mm ring, or a 12mm ring should be matched with a minimum 36mm rope, according to rope companies and others.
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    Class 2 fibers being used for saddle bridges

    There must be two Brockys on here. This is the typical bend ratio recommendations.
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    Class 2 fibers being used for saddle bridges

    Dyneema/Spectra doesn’t self abrade, only the aramids and vectran to a lesser amount. The less than ideal bend radius of bridge rings should also be in the discussion.
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    Class 2 fibers being used for saddle bridges

    The three basic materials in the Class II are the aramids, technora, Kevlar, and Twaron, second is dyneema and the similar Spectra, and third is Vectran, kind of cross between the first two. Covers and cores are different discussions.
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    I (Think/Hope) I Developed A New Hitch Design

    Sherrill, TS, Bishops, and Sterling Ropes are all owned by the same firm. Possibly they don’t want to have to deal with rope by the foot. They seem to only carry top selling items anymore, I don’t visit their arborists sites anymore.
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    I (Think/Hope) I Developed A New Hitch Design

    I was wrong about the Knotorious, the two are related though.
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