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I don't know about that. I guess you will have to follow Alex Varouxis'
instructions for treating it after filing it down. Maybe they were sharp at one
time and now the new ones are not. I had two of them, and Tom Mount came over
to
my house with three of them - they were all new and were smooth. I saw a real
old deep v version at Brownies which Jack got from Deans, and it was a little
on
the sharp side.
Where you would really run into trouble with any backplate is on long walks
through the woods.
If you cut pieces of bicycle inner tube about two inches wide, and slide
them
over the webbing, you can position these in the critical areas through thte
slots not only to prolong the life of the webbing, but to prevent the harness
from slipping at all.
This will work with the OMS since the slots are bigger than on the
aluminums. Also burning the frayed spots with a torch will prevent the webbing
from unravelling.
I do not actualy go that for - I cut smaller pieces or use tank o-rings
which serve the dual purpose of being backups for my backup light retaining
straps and stops for the harness going through the slots, but do not protect
the
webbing at all. my "personal preference" is to replace anything that gets worn
on a regular basis. This keeps me sharp as to the condition of every little
detail of my gear.
On Sat, 5 Oct 96, "Lawrence Orchard" <DiveBase@ms*.co*> wrote:
>The sharp edge I reported was not in the slots but the top edge of the plate,
>where the shoulder straps of the harness come over the outer edge of the plate
>coming over the shoulder and running down the chest.
>
>As per your diagram.
>
>Regards
>Lawrence.
>
>----------
>From: gmiiii@in*.co*
>Sent: 05 October 1996 13:10
>To: techdiver@terra.net
>Cc: cavers@ge*.co*
>Subject: BACKPLATE + HARNESS
>
>
>
> OMS now has the WKPP version of the harness using the stainless
>backplate.
>This plate gives you an extra five pounds of weight over the aluminum, if you
>need it, which I do in two applications - one is with the OMS 121 tanks and
>the
>new 4 gram thinsulate, the other is not of interest to anyone. I also use an 8
>
>pound v weight with this arrangement. For my 104's I use the aluminum plate,
>no
>weight.
>
> Somebody said the slots cut the straps - not true - they are less sharp
>
>than the aluminum, and need to be sharp on one edge to hold the webbing. The
>other trick to holding the webbing on the OMS plate is to have your extra
>backup
>light retaining o-rings or inner tube rings pushed all the way down to where
>the
>webbing goes through - this is enough to keep the webbing from sliding at all,
>
>believe it or not. Again, two birds with one stone, the backbone of our
>concept,
>less is best.
>
> This harness rig is so clean it may not be allowed on New England
>wreck
>diving boats.
>
> If you do get fraying of your harness before you are ready to change
>out the entire piece of webbing ( it is one piece betwen 9 and 10 feet long,
>depending on your eating habits) you simply hit it with a soldering iron and
>this arrests the creep.
>
>
>George M. Irvine III
>DIR WKPP, NACD Equipment Technology Chair
>1400 SE 11 ST Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316
>954-493-6655 FAX 6698
>Email gmiiii@in*.co*
>
>
George M. Irvine III
DIR WKPP
1400 SE 11 ST Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-493-6655 FAX 6698
Email gmiiii@in*.co*
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