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Nice!

Do you have any pictures of your new, larger BDB?

Copper is a heat sink and will transfer it to other metals but is not so good at heat release to the air. That is why it is used on the bottom of cooking pots. Aluminum is much better at releasing heat to air and is why it is used on all sorts of cooling fins.

The new part that you have created has a very large contact patch. Making it from a material that can quickly dissipate heat would seem a logical choice.

That looks like an excellent idea and mod, Andreij! I agree with Stig and would think that making it from something like 7075 aluminum would be much better than brass.

Gordon, I like the way you reinforced the bottom link by hooking the bottom arm. Do you have any reason for not doing the same with the top arm?

My choice was to make one that had some flex but not get tangled up with stuff.

It actually needs the freedom of movement that clipping onto a bridge ring gives it. A lot of guys like having even more movement in the form of a swivel. I don't think that much is needed but you do need some to allow for comfortable hand placement. It can still be removed easily for...

I like the fact that you keep improving on this fine tool, Gordon. Because I like to use Vortex I have made some alterations to mine to improve its responsiveness while using this fatter rope.

That looks great, Gordon.

Yes, but with all that said when I get mine I might still leave it as Gordon has made it because it is such a clean and rugged looking design. Swivel wear be damned!

Having the swivel be a part of the Bulldog Bone would do a couple of things better than having it on your bridge. One of the most important is that swivels on rope bridges can wear out fast as they always track in the same spot, were a ring is always changing the contact patch. A worn out ring...

No, i'm thinking the swivel needs to replace the standard teardrop attachment on the Bulldog Bone itself. It might create some problems that I am not envisioning, but it would be the best place for one. Like a on a Lockjack.

Gordon, that was a scary little problem that you addressed quickly, nice! By the way, in case it makes a difference and if it will work, I will be adding a Rock Exotica nano swivel to mine when I get it.