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I didn't use water, pliers or cursing. I'll add those 3 ingredients and try again. Thanks. Brian Greenberg wrote: ~ >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* -- Paul B. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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