Marking Kit

[ecolojim]

Afternoon all

 

Was hoping for some pointers with regards marking of equipment for LOLER

 

Ropes, im assuming as simple as getting the heat shrink stuff and putting a number on a bit of paper and shrinking it into place?

 

Webbing based equipment, redirect slings, short petzl quickdraw, even Harness... how would I best mark these??

 

Metal hardware, karabiners, pulleys inc hitchclimber, grillon etc... How can I mark these? Im guessing stamping is obviously out, engraving?

 

all help gratefully received!

 

Jim

[treequip]

Ropes, im assuming as simple as getting the heat shrink stuff and putting a number on a bit of paper and shrinking it into place?

 

Yup, but I would use permanent marker on fabric (plaster) or “dymo” type label. Dymo do a printable heat shrink but it’s a tad expensive and I still have a lot of the old stuff to use up.

Webbing based equipment, redirect slings, short petzl quickdraw, even Harness... how would I best mark these??

 

If they have a label write on it with a sharpie, otherwise directly on to the webbing

 

Metal hardware, karabiners, pulleys inc hitchclimber, grillon etc... How can I mark these? Im guessing stamping is obviously out, engraving?

 

My choice is engraving with a dremmel or similar on a non load bearing area

 

Andy

[ecolojim]

Thanks Andy,

 

this might sound a bit stupid, but which part of a pulley and especially a karabiner would you regard as being 'non-load bearing'?

 

'biners im supposing you could mark the outer collar of the locking gate mechanism?

 

as to where on my pulley cheeks, im not sure where i would mark. I suppose take my cues from where the manufacturer has stamped/engraved their own serial number?

[VEG]

I use a few turns of yellow insulation tape on my rope then write on it with a black marker then put some heat shrink on it. For things like webbing I still use the yellow tape then just cover with sellotape, it does wear a bit but it dont cost much. I use a dremmel to mark all my biners and pulleys. I mark my biners on the bit that you turn( dont know the name for it) pulleys I mark on the side plates.

[stuartc44]

A lot of stuff already has a identifying number on it. I think most petzl stuff does, and my pulleys and lyon slings have been lolered without adding any markings just the numbers already on them.

[john dawson]

Without looking, I dont realy know.

Idealy everything will already be marked by said manufacturer.

 

But anything else will be as above, all on a non load bearing part, or in the case of webbing - labels or again a non - load bearing part (ie not the bridge of a harness!)

 

Be careful with the pen, as chemicals in the pen could actualy contribute to the deteriation of the webbing.

[ecolojim]

Thanks John! so if there's a manufacturer's serial, I dont need to necessarily assign my own? I might do it anyway in order to seperate any duplicate kit in rigging and climbing kits in the future

[john dawson]

either is fine.

 

to be safe, look at several identical items (Krabs are easy) the krabs will be identical except for the numbers assuming they are marked correctly.

 

But again, a decent loler insp will quite happily mark items for you as part of the service (labelling, engraving etc)

Edited March 13, 2011 by john dawson