Spiderjackery III (plus two new SJ mods from ART)

[joe into trees]

Hi guys,

 

Just finished making an instructional video for Spiderjack climbing. Most of it's fairly basic, but ART have let me announce a couple of new optional modifications for the Spiderjack.

 

 

Sorry about the wind noise! Did my best with filters, which is part of the reason my voice goes tinny and high-pitched so often (no, it's not just puberty). The two new modifications are:

 

(1) a new metal ring, with custom-made dyneema sling, which replaces the velcro and converts the SJ to the two-carabiner setup which so many people are using.

 

 

(2) a replacement for the lower lever, which includes a metal half-pulley to make it a bit easier to operate the device when the tail is deflected.

 

 

I'm not too sure about the correct way of doing this, but I think that if you click on the images you can download these really cool, 3D exploded drawings of the new parts.

 

Hope you enjoy the vid, and it's not too basic. Please share any of your tips or tricks (I'm [email protected]) and I'll try and make another more advanced video next year sometime.

 

Oh, and the new parts should be in the shops by February. Merry Christmas!

[atree]

Hi Joe,Great video.

 

Will the new metal ring be sold as a seperate part that can be bolted on?

 

Have you had a look at the Spiderjack tricks thread,Be great to hear your input

 

Cheers

Adam

[joe into trees]

Hey Adam, how're you going?

 

Yes, both of the new parts will be available as optional "plug'n'play" extras. Forgot to make a big enough deal out of the replaceable pin as well, are you guys all familiar with that part?

[atree]

Hey Adam, how're you going?

 

Yes, both of the new parts will be available as optional "plug'n'play" extras. Forgot to make a big enough deal out of the replaceable pin as well, are you guys all familiar with that part?

 

Yeah all good thanks Joe.

 

Where was the replaceable pin again?

 

The new leaver with pulley look's like a nice wee addition too

[joe into trees]

You can see the replaceable pin early in the vid, just after the first little burst of old climbing clips. There's a sort of pause, and the pin is annotated on the image.

 

To be honest though, I got this SJ (the one with the pin) in September, and I've been hammering it ever since, but I haven't managed to wear through to the pin. Will let you know how it works once I get there!

[atree]

You can see the replaceable pin early in the vid, just after the first little burst of old climbing clips. There's a sort of pause, and the pin is annotated on the image.

 

To be honest though, I got this SJ (the one with the pin) in September, and I've been hammering it ever since, but I haven't managed to wear through to the pin. Will let you know how it works once I get there!

 

I'll have another look

 

Thanks Joe

[Joe Loggs]

Top stuff joe loving the new additions thanks. Do you no how much the bits are going to cost?

[joe into trees]

Hi there,

 

Sorry, no word yet on pricing. To be honest, I haven't even seen the parts yet, although I'm hoping that mine are going to be in the PO Box next time I make it into town. Will report back on how they go.

 

Just out of interest, are you guys getting the exploded, rotatable part diagrams on the PDFs?

[Smiley]

Hi Joe real nice video, the PDFs didn't work at first but they seem to open fine if you install Adobe Reader

[Joe Loggs]

So does the new bracket you clip your krab into use the same size bolt if so how much load can it take? Surely it would bend or shear off.