flashover604
TreeHouser
Hi all.
I ran across a used SpiderJack 2.1 Dyneema for sale the other day. I'd been wanting to try one out so I picked it up. I followed some advice I saw and put some loctite on the screw that holds the red alloy Dyneema holder in place, but other than that everything looks to be fine. My question is about the aluminum cam/clutch. I can see a little wear at the top and bottom leading edges where the rope rubs. It's not eaten away, just shiny for 1/16"-1/8" at each end. I set it up on an exposed beam in the house and it seems to grip Imori pretty quickly. The only time it creeps is if I don't sit down hard enough after ascending. It'll creep down an inch before completely stopping again. My question is, is there a way to tell when the cam needs replaced? I climb for fun, so it's not going to be used everyday all day. I also thought I read somewhere about different shaped cams for different amounts of grip. Anyone have any info on that as well?
Thanks in advance!
Zach
I ran across a used SpiderJack 2.1 Dyneema for sale the other day. I'd been wanting to try one out so I picked it up. I followed some advice I saw and put some loctite on the screw that holds the red alloy Dyneema holder in place, but other than that everything looks to be fine. My question is about the aluminum cam/clutch. I can see a little wear at the top and bottom leading edges where the rope rubs. It's not eaten away, just shiny for 1/16"-1/8" at each end. I set it up on an exposed beam in the house and it seems to grip Imori pretty quickly. The only time it creeps is if I don't sit down hard enough after ascending. It'll creep down an inch before completely stopping again. My question is, is there a way to tell when the cam needs replaced? I climb for fun, so it's not going to be used everyday all day. I also thought I read somewhere about different shaped cams for different amounts of grip. Anyone have any info on that as well?
Thanks in advance!
Zach