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[AdmiralAdama]

All hail the Dragon Slayers!


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[Richard Brown]

I've gotta remember to refresh the page before I post on this thread.

Snap, Goofy. However, we should pat ourselves on our backs - our posts in error have helped boost this great thread to third place.

Hmm. Slaying dragons with errors .

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[twerppoet]

Hmm. Slaying dragons with errors .
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Mistakes, even deadlier than wood stakes; unless you're a vampire.

 

[Richard Brown]

This is what the dictionary says about carabiners

carabiner
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car·a·bi·ner also kar·a·bi·ner (kr-bnr)
n.
An oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a running rope to a piton or similar device.
[German Karabiner, short for Karabinerhaken, hook for a carbine, from Karabiner, carbine, from French carabine; see carbine.]

carabiner
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
carabiner [ˌkærəˈbiːnə]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) a variant spelling of karabiner
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun 1. carabiner - an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes
karabiner, snap ring
fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
hoop, ring - a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.


I note the word's origin is German. So it follows that it should be widely known in Europe.

I find I am learning quite a bit through the forums.

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[Richard Brown]

Carabiners and shackles.

I researched a little further to find I was wrong in what I knew carabiners as.

UK climbing shops call carabiners by that name.

Of course, shackles are used to secure ropes or cables by a different method. a bar with a threaded end is passed through "loops" in the legs of a metal U and screwed home to secure the shacle.

Duh.

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[AdmiralAdama]

Carabiners and shackles.

I researched a little further to find I was wrong in what I knew carabiners as.

UK climbing shops call carabiners by that name.

Of course, shackles are used to secure ropes or cables by a different method. a bar with a threaded end is passed through "loops" in the legs of a metal U and screwed home to secure the shacle.

Duh.

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The good news is none of this is important unless
you're traversing an icefall in the Himalayas.

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[KevinJS]

Carabiners and shackles.

I researched a little further to find I was wrong in what I knew carabiners as.

UK climbing shops call carabiners by that name.

Of course, shackles are used to secure ropes or cables by a different method. a bar with a threaded end is passed through "loops" in the legs of a metal U and screwed home to secure the shacle.

Duh.

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That's what we would call a clevis.

 

[scifan57]

Here's some info on clevis fasteners.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clevis_fastener

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Manilles.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Clevis.svg&page=1

 

[Richard Brown]

Here's some info on clevis fasteners.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clevis_fastener

<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26390"/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Manilles.jpg

<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26391"/>http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Clevis.svg&page=1

Thx for this, Scifan. I am quite accustomed to seeing shackles / clevises used to hold sailing boat rigging to anchor points, and have seen scouts use them where rope knots won't work

Of course Kevin would be familiar with this gear for lashing down loads. However, I expect he uses webbing straps with quick release anchor points / tensioners nowadays.

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[scifan57]

This is what is normally called a cherry picker in North America.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aa_cherrypicker_00.jpg

 

[Gabriel1]

This is what is normally called a cherry picker in North America.

<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26470"/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aa_cherrypicker_00.jpg

It's called the same in the UK too.

The Archangel

 

[scifan57]

Drew wal had the honour of making the 6,000th post in What is it?

 

[Drew wal]

My apologies then , and "cool" for the 6000th post!

 

[AdmiralAdama]

This is the kind of "picker" I like.

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Al_Di_Meola_guitar_in_Utrecht,_Netherlands.jpg

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[scifan57]

This is the kind of "picker" I like.

AA

<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26475"/>

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Al_Di_Meola_guitar_in_Utrecht%2C_Netherlands.jpg

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Agreed, it looks and sounds much better than the other kind.