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For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:42 am
by Bearbonesnorm
Spectra and carbon guy-lines. Obviously, you could just use a fixed length, non-adjustable line but with the carbon tensioner, these only weigh 1g for a 1.5m long line with a 300lb capacity.

I'll make a jig for drilling the adjusters and then likely add them to the shop for the obsessives amongst us.

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Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:52 am
by redefined_cycles
You top banana you. What kinda ball park price are we talking please Stu and how much weight is being saved over the standard Dyneema light (I think) ones you already sell??

Please

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:09 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
how much weight is being saved over the standard Dyneema light (I think) ones you already sell??
For the same length line, these are about 1/4 of the weight.

Price, don't know yet. I'll need to make some properly and see how long it takes me - they're slightly fiddly :wink:

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:57 pm
by Dave Barter
Gutted my toothbrush doesn't have carbon filaments now ;-)

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:45 pm
by thenorthwind
Dave Barter wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:57 pm Gutted my toothbrush doesn't have carbon filaments now ;-)
Here you go Dave: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Antistatic-Car ... B00A4X7DIA
It's the race version - allows you to clean all your teeth at once :lol:

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:51 pm
by PaulB2
So...a saving of 3 grams or so? With two of them you've saved a whole teaspoon of water! :mrgreen:

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:25 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
So...a saving of 3 grams or so? With two of them you've saved a whole teaspoon of water! :mrgreen:
I make it nearer 4 grams :wink:

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:46 pm
by redefined_cycles
PaulB2 wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:51 pm So...a saving of 3 grams or so? With two of them you've saved a whole teaspoon of water! :mrgreen:
Thanks for quantifying that Paul. I did briefly look at weights of Dyneema lines on UltralightOutdoorGear but thought I must be 'misundertooding' something and.... Well its obviously another one of Stu' mad ideas desgined for Dave or Reg!

I think its an utterly mad and expensive idea.

I dont think I will be able to make a decent enoigh return for my £90 investment.

Therefore I wont be investing.

Therefore I'm out :lol:

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:49 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
dont think I will be able to make a decent enoigh return for my £90 investment.
Tell you what - 80 quid to you then :wink:

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 3:08 pm
by redefined_cycles
Bearbonesnorm wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:49 pm
dont think I will be able to make a decent enoigh return for my £90 investment.
Tell you what - 80 quid to you then :wink:
:lol: lets see when Bob gets chance to tske a look at the thread and do his calculations (of £x per gram :-bd )... :-bd

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 3:16 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
lets see when Bob gets chance to tske a look at the thread and do his calculations (of £x per gram :-bd ).
He'll probably need to know how much they are before he breaks out the calculator.

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 3:42 pm
by redefined_cycles
Fair point :-bd

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:02 pm
by whitestone
No need. I've moved to the next level and am now using plaited unicorn hair along with linelocs made from unobtanium. Weigh 0g and are unbreakable :-bd

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:19 pm
by redefined_cycles
whitestone wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:02 pm No need. I've moved to the next level and am now using plaited unicorn hair along with linelocs made from unobtanium. Weigh 0g and are unbreakable :-bd
Wow... Gimme some :lol:

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:46 pm
by RIP
'plaited unicorn hair' :lol: . 0g? But surely the unicorn stuff is negatively weighted so actually makes your kit lighter than it was before you added it :wink: .

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:59 pm
by whitestone
RIP wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:46 pm 'plaited unicorn hair' :lol: . 0g? But surely the unicorn stuff is negatively weighted so actually makes your kit lighter than it was before you added it :wink: .
Unfortunately offset by the unobtanium. Hopefully the next version will use 3-D printed unicorn horn powder for the linelocs. I've got the elves working on it at the mo :wink:

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 5:15 am
by BigdummySteve
While it might not make much difference to tent guy lines it can save some significant weight on hammock suspension. I got some from the stunt guys, they use it for flying people around on big hydraulic winches. Loops are made by threading the line back through itself (it’s hollow) one end if passed back out if the line after a few inches making an adjustable loop, they are sold as ‘whoopie Slings’ and are so thin it takes a little faith to put your weight on them, remarkably stuff,

Re: For the truly weight obsessive - Spectra / carbon lines.

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:05 am
by RIP
"‘whoopie Slings" - Stevo, do they make an embarrassing noise when you use them, like the associated cushions? I was going to invest but I'm unsure about the social pariah situation now.