More Rigging

[AHPP]

18 minutes ago, RC0 said:

you can add as many rings as you like, but it wont change the curvature where the line enters and exits. 

I've always thought that. Two rings means the rope runs in a short box shape which means you've got two 90degree bends. All a third ring does is make the box shape a bit bigger. You still have two 90degree bends.

[AHPP]

Since we're on minutiae, I've noticed Arbpro rings have a flat across the middle of the donut and radii towards the sides. The Notch/X/Barton rings are one smooth radius from side to side.

 

 

[wicklamulla]

@AHPP  so the smooth curved Notch would apply a more even weight distribution to a rigging rope compared to the Arbpro?

[AHPP]

50 minutes ago, wicklamulla said:

@AHPP  so the smooth curved Notch would apply a more even weight distribution to a rigging rope compared to the Arbpro?

I suspect (though my suspicions aren't as good as measurements) the radii are bigger on comparable Notch ones. Maybe that's better or maybe the flat on the Arbpros is good in that it gives the rope a bit of time to straighten out between entry and exit of a single ring (probably not though). Who knows? I'm sure they all work if you use them sanely.

If I wanted to split hairs, my gut feeling is that the Notch ones are the original and best (because of the bigger radii) and the Arbpro ones are quickly made copies that miss some subtle design things.

Edited October 5, 2018 by AHPP

[slack ma girdle]

If we are going to split hairs, the most likely point of failure is going to be the tree that the ring is attached to.

[Darrin Turnbull]

2 hours ago, slack ma girdle said:

If we are going to split hairs, the most likely point of failure is going to be the tree that the ring is attached to.

Hopefully not , as you know the weakest link should be the lowering rope.

but you’re probably right.