View Full Version : DIY aluminium suspension buckle?
hutzelbein
03-05-2013, 04:02
I have been looking for a specific kind of suspension buckle for a long time with no luck. Now I'm wondering how difficult it would be to DIY something. The form I have in mind is basically the JRB Tri-Glides with an added triangle at the end. The finished buckle would be a bit like the Elephant Trunks, but without the 3rd slot and the open "trunk". The whoopie slings would be permanently spliced into the triangle (the adjustable end).
If a buckle like that already exists, I'd be happy to hear. I prefer to buy this type of equipment rather than DIY.
Terry_Dodson
03-05-2013, 20:42
Are you thinking of something like this:
http://www.warbonnetoutdoors.com/images/one.inch.buckle.jpg
http://www.warbonnetoutdoors.com/acces.php
Terry
Is it something like this?
http://owfinc.com/images/fabric/d_images/large/DBBC1B.gif
I know it's stainless and have no idea of a weight rating or if it could be used for suspension at all but I think it looks like what you are after.
Here is the link http://owfinc.com/hardware.html and it is under steel sliders.
chickenwing
03-05-2013, 23:10
maybe you could find something here.
http://www.paragear.com/templates/parachutes.asp?group=34&level=1
hutzelbein
03-06-2013, 02:33
It would look roughly like this, but instead of a movable middle bar a fixed one:
http://www.paragear.com/catalog/PICTURES/hardware/H331.1.gif
Basically think JRB Tri-Glides with a Warbonnet cinch buckle triangle fixed to the end.
The Warbonnet cinch buckles would only be my 2nd choice.