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[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by billbo911

I think it may actually be under designed. That's right, under designed.

Do you see a cable attachment point? How about a mounting mechanism? All I can say is, without the rest of the lifting system, this is very questionable.



Buuuuwaaaaahaha.

Actually, yes you are correct. We made some subtle but drastic changes and it's amazing how well it works now. We added two bolts onto the lexan pulley so the cable would not flop around and it hung very smooth and very fast. Too bad we fixed that friday night, not thursday.

Originally Posted by Joe Johnson

I, for one, love this little enigma. Easy to build in a HS shop class, strong light, gives me a real warm fuzzy feeling when I imagine it holding up a very precious cargo of 150lbs of blood, sweat and tears.

Imitation is the sincerest of flattery... ...I stole the entire idea for 2849's hook once we ran out of weight for our pole climbing arm. You'll see something very like it in Baltimore over the next 3 days...

Awesome! We did manage to hang for all of our last 3 matches. It was a beauty and made us all proud. Do you have any pictures of 2849?