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Paul Braunbehrens writes: > Simon L Hartley wrote: > > > > >2) I then pass the webbing through the slot in the backplate (the slot on > >mine is only 1 inch so I folded each edge of the webbing in and fed it > >through the slot). BTW I have the loose tongue of the webbing to the > >inside so the webbing goes in through the back of the back plate, I have heard of this referred to as "Shimellian" rigging, after Dave Shimmel, who proposed it a couple years ago. Folded and then run through a weight retainer, it is as secure as a bolt. > Hmm, maybe my webbing is thicker. There is no way it was going > through there. Did you use any tricks, or was it especially hard to > get it through? The webbing on my plate is quite stiff. I had to wet it, and hold it folded with pliers to get it threaded, in addition to cursing it thouroughly. But it did go through, and it isn't likely to work itself loose. Brian Greenberg -- grnbrg@cc*.um*.ca* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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