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Soft Shackle to Re-Sling Old Cam 17-Nov-2015 At 9:56:51 AM Jacques Shurmer

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Hello,
Recently I have got my hands on a few old Metolius TCU spring loaded camming devices, one did not have a sewn nylon sling like that rest so I was investigating a solution for this.
Due to the age and condition of the spring loaded camming device I cannot justify paying to have a professional re-sling it with a bar tacked nylon/ dyneema sling.

So I propose a discussion on the following solution I will commence using. I had an extra 4mm SK-78 dyneema soft shackle (finished with a button knot and tails are tapered and buried) lying around and thought that it could be a really viable solution that ticks all the boxes. I would be confident that the MBS of this soft shackle would be greater than 40kN.

I have used a castration band to ensure the soft shackle splice will not open allowing the loop to pop over the button knot and also to ensure that the strands immediately after the button knot are in bearing contact with the plastic coated steel wire to ensure the maximum surface area upon loading.

I will probably use this cam for AID only due to its condition but i'm with famous last words that this would perform as well as a standard sling ;) ?

Make Comment, has anyone else used soft shackles for this purpose?.

Thanks You