This is a great mod! It got rid of the ridge that caused me lots of grief. I used an old fiberglass tent pole and instead of the rings, used some poly tubing I had laying around.
This is a great mod! It got rid of the ridge that caused me lots of grief. I used an old fiberglass tent pole and instead of the rings, used some poly tubing I had laying around.
Good luck,
RED
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Am I correct to assume that the only thing the length of the amsteel between the spreader and the rings will affect is the compression force on the spreader?
Someone above mentioned the need to stitch the bury that results when you make the loop around the spreader.. Would another option be to bury the ends for a few inches then exit the amsteel for a 1/2" and then bury the remainder?
-- Tom
In the first post Red's amsteel was much shorter then mine. You're correct that the longer length does nothing but vary the compression on the spreader.
I suggested the stitching would guarantee the short buries would stay put during no load conditions. A bury/exit/bury does not "lock " the bury. Here's a link to "stitching" the bury. It's very simple to do.
I need to get back after this and get it trail ready. The last thing I did was make the bar removable by having a notch cut in the bar.... seemed to stay ok. I tried a few different things to keep the bar from sliding up or askew, but what I liked the best was the zing-it crown sennit used as a stopper knot. Looked the best and worked too, also kept my overall length down, which for me is important.
This is a representation of the crown sennit, just imagine the spreader bar butted up against it.
Good luck,
RED
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Deep peace of the running wave to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the shining stars to you.
Deep peace without end to you.
adapted from - ancient gaelic runes
Hey, Red!
My sister-in-law snapped a picture of me in my living room hammock on its TL stand:
You can see one of the Redoleary mini-spreader bars and what an elegant gather they create. I love it! Thanks again.
P.S. Still shopping for a "rugged" digital camera!
"Pips"
Mountains have a dreamy way
Of folding up a noisy day
In quiet covers, cool and gray.
---Leigh Buckner Hanes
Surely, God could have made a better way to sleep.
Surely, God never did.
Thanks for posting, Pips. The difference is noticeable in the photo!
Mike
"Life is a Project!"
Nice job Red. Think I might try this on my Switchback. Question: Did you chamfer the holes in the PVC? I'm wondering if the hard edges of the PVC will wear/cut the line as it moves under load.
Edit: Okay, so now that I've read the whole thread, I'm caught up from being way behind on the thought processes here. Per a previous comment, is chamfering of holes in any material necessary? Has anyone experienced wear, either fraying or cutting from the lines being loaded?
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I avoided running the amsteel through the holes altogether. I clove hitched the amsteel on the ends of 6" wooden dowels. I ran some copper wire through the holes and bent loops on each of end of the wire to make a kind of cotter pin. This keeps the amsteel clove hitches from slipping down to the middle of the dowels. I haven't seen and don't expect any wear on the amsteel with this set up.
I really like the effect of Red's mini-spreader bars on the hammock!
"Pips"
Mountains have a dreamy way
Of folding up a noisy day
In quiet covers, cool and gray.
---Leigh Buckner Hanes
Surely, God could have made a better way to sleep.
Surely, God never did.
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