We used Muletape to pull some fiber optic cables we installed in Orlando Fla in the mid-90s
Here is a link
http://www.neptco.com/neptco.nsf/270...2?OpenDocument
...and a video on why Muletape was used for Fiber Optic Pulls
http://www.neptco.com/neptco.nsf/attachments/video21/$file/muletapeweb.mpg
Last edited by joe_guilbeau; 08-20-2015 at 17:18.
My numbers:Originally Posted by readyme
Dynaglide 1000lb limit 0.733 grams per foot - I'm using a piece that was 6' before adding eyes and weighs 4.4 grams.
Ultralight Kevlar Tape 1000lb limit 1.941 grams per foot - I'm using a piece that was 5.1' before sewing eyes in it and weighs 9.9 grams.
7/64 Amsteel 1600lb limit 1.467 grams per foot - I've made a 6' piece before splicing that weighs 8.8 grams.
1/2" mule tape 1200lb limit 2.86 grams per foot. - I've got a piece that was 5' before finishing with sewn eyes that weigh 14.3 grams.
Last edited by SGT Rock; 08-21-2015 at 05:45.
dug up an old spreadsheet. I am now just using dynaglide and amsteel but here are the weights I got:
Dynaglide: 0.75625g/ft
Amsteel 7/64: 1.52236g/ft
Poly strap: 6.52300g/ft
5/16 woven kevlar: 0.971g/ft
masons line: 0.470g/ft
SMC Descender Ring: 11.6g
My scale looks like its putting out some slightly high numbers. When I weighed this stuff I checked it with 3 quarters and it gave 17.1g
My sample size was pretty small, I think we are generally within about 3.5% for similar materials. When I saw readyme's weights I thought his sounded way off compared to what I have.
I just pulled the weights off of websites selling the material...like Dutch.
I'm just glad you guys have the products in front of you and are willing to give accurate measurements. Thanks all.
I figure any change is going to save weight compared to the 10' tree straps and descender ring suspension I was using.
Back home today from a quick hike up in the Smokys using mt Argon-X90 experimental *** Lander and dynaglide with toggle hitch suspension. I initially set up with one end finishing the hitch with a half hitch and the other end without as I had some success in the Hammock Lab doing it without the half hitch. The toggle hitch started slipping immediately when I loaded the hammock so I redid the knot and finished it with a half hitch and had no further slips. The hammock itself was VERY comfortable. The stretch factor is actually very nice in Argon 90. The only thing I found is I wished the hammock was about 2" wider. When I originally built it there was a foot box on the hammock, but Argon 90 is not strong enough and it started to cause a failure in the hammock body so I removed it. If I would have known all this when constructing it I would have gone 50"wide instead of 48". That said, I was able to adjust my angle to go a little more in-line with the hammock body to find the sweet spot and the stretch of the fabric accommodated that lay. Over time I will know if this is a good solution or does it stress the material out too much.
i immediately thought to use muletape because i, too, have pulled in fiber optic cable with muletape. we did 5000' runs with whatever that cable coiling machine is called to pull the tape and i felt the tension on the line and was in absolute awe at how strong that tiny little stuff was. that was 5 years before i got into hammocking, and the 20' pieces or so pieces that i did keep got left to the xwife and i haven't gotten hands on any since. ebay has it for sale in smaller chucnks, i never found a good source for 'new' that wasn't 1000' or 5000' spools.
J-Bend HERE -> http://youtu.be/Rk-P-MVnMPk
J. Garcia
looking forward to what you discern of that argon x90, sarge.
J-Bend HERE -> http://youtu.be/Rk-P-MVnMPk
J. Garcia
No video yet on peanut Butter&Jam suspension my cameraman got Lyme disease. I hope he gets well soon.
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