Guess what this is?

[mrblaine]

And, if you own one or have seen it previous, you are not allowed to play.

[Matt Pascoe]

A joint for a prosthetic limb?

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by Matt Pascoe
A joint for a prosthetic limb?

nope

[Rockjeep]

Thats the cable stop I've been waiting for you to make.
Kory

PS. If I right I'll take two.

[Paradiddle]

I know, I know!!!

PS - Looks great.

[Iceman]

something to loop the winch cable/rope?

It ain't a paper weight I bet

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by Rockjeep
Thats the cable stop I've been waiting for you to make.
Kory

PS. If I right I'll take two.

You are close. It's a combined stop and and thimble. It has had a couple of small revisions after some field trials and is now a pretty good product.

The pear shaped hole will let you slide an anchor shackle through and attach to a bumper tab with just a hole for a pin in it.

The Safety Thimble is actually manufactured and marketed by Tough Stuff Products.

It should be up on the website fairly soon.

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by Iceman
something to loop the winch cable/rope?

It ain't a paper weight I bet

It is for rope. I guess you could use it for a paper weight, might work.

The first revision just had a round hole for a pin and sometimes two shackles were needed to attach to stuff and that sort of defeated the purpose of KISS.

[Iceman]

so you pretty much enlarged the hole to be able to pull shackles through it and changed the shape from round to teardrop then?

[mrblaine]

http://www.4wd.com/shop/productdetai...00344&model=tj

If that doesn't work try item # 000344

[Iceman]

first I'll have to see what my rope comes with and how well that would work

Man am I glad that I'll be on SBC DSL beginning of February, because dial up sucks ass
Blaine typed a reply faster, than that the page showed up with my reply

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by Iceman
so you pretty much enlarged the hole to be able to pull shackles through it and changed the shape from round to teardrop then?

Basically, but some other refinements also.

The depth of the rope groove was increased to slow down abrasion on the rope loop.

The diameter of the through holes was increased to 7/16's to improve compatibility with the various braid constructions of the 3/8's lines.

The thickness of the eye was increased and the overall diameter of the body was bumped up to eliminate any chance of the stop portion cocking sideways in the rollers.

The eye being shaped like that also makes it more compatible with the various diameters of tow hooks folks use.

[Iceman]

as usual you put a lot of thought into it

[Macgyver]

Originally posted by mrblaine
Basically, but some other refinements also.

The depth of the rope groove was increased to slow down abrasion on the rope loop.

The diameter of the through holes was increased to 7/16's to improve compatibility with the various braid constructions of the 3/8's lines.

The thickness of the eye was increased and the overall diameter of the body was bumped up to eliminate any chance of the stop portion cocking sideways in the rollers.

The eye being shaped like that also makes it more compatible with the various diameters of tow hooks folks use.

I need one! I just need to figure out how to get my old rope around it

[speaceman]

One of those $300 toilet seats that the Air Force kept ordering up along with the $150 hammers back in the 1980's?

[blkTJ]

an ergonomic doughnut holer???

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by Macgyver
I need one! I just need to figure out how to get my old rope around it

Get your rope to me and I'll install one for you.

[NAILER341]

that looks GREAT! it will be much easier to use than the previous version.
well done.

[Croaker]

That pear-shape should help a good bit. Fitting a hook or shackle was one of the problems I've run into with mine -- actually, about the only problem.

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by Croaker
That pear-shape should help a good bit. Fitting a hook or shackle was one of the problems I've run into with mine -- actually, about the only problem.

You can do it to yours quite easily with no detrimental effects.

Don't even have to remove it from the rope. Just clamp it in a vise and drill about a 9/16's to 5/8's hole near the relief wall for the eye.

Connect the sides with a hacksaw or jigsaw. I used a sawzall on one that I did, and file smooth or use a dremel to smooth. Works perfectly.

If you use a hacksaw, get one with a coarse tooth. The material is 6061 t-6 and not real friendly to hand work.

[Croaker]

Originally posted by mrblaine
You can do it to yours quite easily with no detrimental effects.

Don't even have to remove it from the rope. Just clamp it in a vise and drill about a 9/16's to 5/8's hole near the relief wall for the eye.

Connect the sides with a hacksaw or jigsaw. I used a sawzall on one that I did, and file smooth or use a dremel to smooth. Works perfectly.

If you use a hacksaw, get one with a coarse tooth. The material is 6061 t-6 and not real friendly to hand work.

Thanks, I'll do that.