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Art >My method uses a short length of 1-inch webbing run through the backplate >slot and sewn to the 2-inch webbing. The stitching goes through three >layers of webbing, and has proven to be quite durable (but I haven't used >a scooter yet). I considered this approach but rejected it as I felt that my solution was more elegant and potentially more reliable (not that I would expect good stitching as you describe to fail). A buddy of mine is planning to make some larger SS weight retainers from a blank of SS sheet that I bought which would then allow my thick webbing to be used. Peter: any progress on this? David Shimell Project Manager, Sequent Computer Systems Ltd., Sandton, South Africa. Email: shimell@se*.co* <mailto:shimell@se*.co*> -----Original Message----- From: Art Greenberg [SMTP:artg@ec*.ne*] Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 8:55 PM To: David Shimell (shimell) Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Re: FW: Shimellian Crotch Strap On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, David Shimell (shimell) wrote: > I received an email wanting to know more about the way I set up my crotch > strap on my DIR rig. This may be of interest to others, so here is how I do > it... David, Thanks for the description. I've not heard of anyone else setting up a 2-inch crotch strap as you have done it. My method uses a short length of 1-inch webbing run through the backplate slot and sewn to the 2-inch webbing. The stitching goes through three layers of webbing, and has proven to be quite durable (but I haven't used a scooter yet). I started out using a metal slide for the front loop, but on the set I made up last month for our Caribbean vacation I used a delrin slide which seem to make for easier adjustment, even with the webbing wet. I use the same stiff 2-inch webbing for the shoulder/waist harness and crotch strap. The sewing is done on my wife's household machine, which isn't really up to going through three layers of heavy webbing, but with a little hand work on the wheel it does the job. Of course I use a heavy duty thread, and the amount I use is surely overkill. But my wife and I each put around 60 dives on these setups last year and they seem to be holding together very well. -- Art Greenberg artg@ec*.ne* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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