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Does anyone have any triad hangers for sale???
Yep.global_s said:How do you use them for krabless rigging Pete? Do you run the rope straight through the dyneema?
damian said:Yep.global_s said:How do you use them for krabless rigging Pete? Do you run the rope straight through the dyneema?
SamT said:Well, you larks foot the dyneema to a bight (fig 8, alpine butterfly etc)
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They don't, it'll fail and you'll poo a bit. Hence the caveat - "only for experienced riggers". They are designed to be used in the extreme end of weight saving rigging where 8mm and alloy maillons rule. Rigging needs to be exemplary and include a selection of shock absorbing knots to limit the risk if bolts do pop. Have you wondered why I do everything with bowline-on-the-bights?global_s said:Jesus. How does that work if it ends up shock loaded?
The triads are a far smaller version of the clown hanger, allowing similar rope mounting and directions of pull. Think triangular piece of metal with a bolt hole in one raised corner and a slot to take a rope bight along the opposite long side. Rope is passed through the slot and hooked over the bolt's shaft which causes it to be trapped when tightened.bscreen said:Do you mean what i call 'clown' hangers?
Pete K said:They don't, it'll fail and you'll poo a bit. Hence the caveat - "only for experienced riggers". They are designed to be used in the extreme end of weight saving rigging where 8mm and alloy maillons rule. Rigging needs to be exemplary and include a selection of shock absorbing knots to limit the risk if bolts do pop. Have you wondered why I do everything with bowline-on-the-bights?global_s said:Jesus. How does that work if it ends up shock loaded?
As Sam T says, they can either be larksfooted to a bight of rope or my personal favourite to scare people - tied with a sheet bend (like bowline).
You remember you were hanging off one 20m+ off the floor in Eldon 2 days ago?
bscreen said:If so i have a couple (prob ~5) i never use.
Les W said:Triad and Bollard are the same hangar...
global_s said:As a climber this would make my heart slowly grind to a halt in terror!
Pete K said:The dyneema cord is attached to the rigging rope within a loop (i.e. fig 8). The knots used to join the cord to the rope are captive themselves, they are not reliant on friction. You know how slippy dyneema is, prussic knots would be lethal. The dyneema can be larks footed to a loop of rigging rope or joined with a sheet bend, both are captive knots and do not rely on friction for their function, they tighten more as load increases.
Does that make sense?
stu said:global_s said:As a climber this would make my heart slowly grind to a halt in terror!
Not sure why it would. Joining two cords together... it's called a knot