Has anyone put super glue on the beginning and end of the stitch to lock it?
Life is Tough~Life is Tougher if You're Stupid-John Wayne
I run 6-8 longitudinal stitches 4-6" long. Reportedly the strongest, and the easiest to sew
The mountains are calling
and I must go...
-John Muir
When you get into the real heavy stuff like lifting slings or towing the stitch is always the diamond stitch in the direction of force. The heavier the load, the longer the stitch needed.
But for most applications at lower weights or stresses the [X] or [X][X] is fine.
Certainly hanging your little butt won't be a problem.
In my signature I have a vid I made on how I do my webbing. But to be honest I do it slightly different each time.
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From "On Rope".
Expect the Best,
Prepare for the Worst
Attributed to some poor guy who ran into Murphy,
Too many times
That stitching chart has been posted here many times and I can't find a link to the associated report.
Here's a similar chart with the report also frequently cited on HF. Scroll down to page 11...http://www.caves.org/section/vertical/nhback/NH03.pdf
An in depth but older report if you care to make sense of it...http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/110406.pdf
Edit....New testing done today...https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...ad.php?t=76928
Last edited by gmcttr; 07-28-2013 at 11:23.
A valid experiment tests only one variable. In a true test of stitch pattern effectiveness all elements would need to be constant except the pattern itself. Everything else must be equal: the same amount of the same thread in a strap that would exceed expected forces. If the strap breaks then the experiment has failed, not the stitch.
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Mike
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