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Postby kito16 » Thu May 03, 2012 9:33 am
Hello I also wanted to try to build a depower like yours with 2 pulleys .. You can put photos of Clamcleat and pulleys to better understand the circuit of the rope? Tnks
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Postby bacon2109 » Thu May 03, 2012 1:24 pm
Since no account on a photo web server here on DropBox
http://www.dropshots.com/bacon2109#date ... 3/08:05:27
IF OK, by looking at the photo that what a saw.
IF NOT, I think that I need glasses.....
trying to get in the action
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Postby gbleck » Thu May 03, 2012 1:27 pm
The second and third pics you can sort of see it. The 3 : 1 cascade is fairly simple The block closest to the cleat is running the thicker 1/4 inch line. It runs from an eye splice through the top hole on the cleat around the first block and back through the cleat. The 1/8 line also starts at an eye splice at the same hole. It goes up and through the top block and back down to terminate in an eye splice at the first block. The top block is tied with a double boline knot with the blue line that connects to the Y split.
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Postby davesails7 » Thu May 03, 2012 1:43 pm
Isn't this a 4:1? A 2:1 pulling on a 2:1 should equal 4:1
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Postby stefaans » Thu May 03, 2012 4:59 pm
yes this is a 4:1. We sell race bars in San Francisco. I'll get some pics maybe video of our very simple and clean setup.
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Postby kito16 » Thu May 03, 2012 7:11 pm
i saw.. tnks
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Postby gbleck » Thu May 03, 2012 8:04 pm
Shit your right it's a 2:1 cascading with a 2:1 for a total of 4:1. I was thinking of another setup I tried with a single block on each end.
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Postby davesails7 » Mon May 07, 2012 3:28 pm
Are most people using the polyester sleeved line instead of amsteel for their depower line? Is the sleeved line easier on your hands? What diameter is most commonly used?
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