Jackstays - is this the ultimate solution?

[webcraft]

Stainless wire rolls underfoot, webbing is flat but rots and can't be trusted unless you take it in all the time.

Why not get webbing double the width you need, wrap it round your stainless wire and sew it up double with the wire encased inside. A bit more work with the sewing machine would ensure that the wire stayed in the middle.

Now it won't roll but you're not depending on it for strength.

I'm sure there's a fatal flaw in this design, but I can't figure it out at the moment . . .

- Nick

BlueMoment.Com
http://www.bluemoment.com

 

[kgi]

you can buy a tubular webbing at most climbing shops, its not cheap but it has a very high working load, is uv and rot resistant

 

[webcraft]

This sounds ideal - then you can just poke the wire through the middle.

- Nick

BlueMoment.Com
http://www.bluemoment.com

 

[kgi]

I think we have a plan

 

[rogerroger]

I'll buy a pair...

there ya go - you've now started a business...

Roger Holden
www.first-magnitude.co.uk

 

[Peter_the_Grate]

What colours do you do?

 

[jimi]

without wishing to be a misery guts could there not be a flaw in this plan? Covering the wire could hide a broken wire and the broken wire could cut and weaken the inside of the tape without any exterior damage apparent?

 

[rogerroger]

but surely this could happen with wire ones anyway ? (Before I replaced them) - my wire ones had a plastic cover so you'd still not notice any fractures...



Roger Holden
www.first-magnitude.co.uk

 

[JerryHawkins]

Another angle...

More expensive again - use two stainless wires bound together at intervals with whipping yarn. This wouldn't roll underfoot and you can see the condition of it.

Just a thought...

Jerry

 

[dickh]

How long does it take to rot the webbing? Presumably this is UV doing the damage. I intend to replace my webbing jackstays next year(planned maintenance/replacement) and was going to send the old ones to the local college to put on their tensometer and see what they failed at. Would be interesting to see the results; I would of course post these results for all to see.

 

[jimi]

Absolutely, I would think that by having tubular webbing you would'nt need the wire inside. It is UV that degrades the nylon & if you kept the same side down then that should give them an acceptable life. The tubular stuff is extremely strong being designed for very high loads.