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oldtimer (User)
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Throw Weights Failure 3 Years, 1 Month ago
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Sherrills Throw Weights Question.
I got a 10 oz throw weight (vinyl coated nylon) catalog #27528 from Sherrills last month and after a few weeks of use (including some hard hits on the grown (pavement) it is getting undone at the seams. Any ideas how to repair it, recover it or return it for a new one?
The ones I got from New Tribe are over 2 years old and still in fairly good shape under the same type of (ab)use.
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Oldtimer,
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3 Years, 1 Month ago
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Oldtimer- for repair tips, can you post a photo?
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nick
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Would you like a lanyard spliced up, or anything else for that matter??? Give me a call- 323-384-7770 or nick@splicesbynick.com
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oldtimer (User)
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Throw Weigh Failure 3 Years, 1 Month ago
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Hello Nick, Just one of the seams length wise is falling apart. The ring and other parts are fine but if I keep using it the inside pellets(lead) will come out. I tried covering the whole thing w/ duct tape but even that comes apart after a few hard hits on the ground. It looks like the quality of the vinyl becomes weak when they stitch it together at the factory.
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icabod (User)
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PAVEMENT! 3 Years, 1 Month ago
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Oldtimer...
My advice...climb in the WOODS, there's alot less hard surfaces!
No seriously, my friend uses a bag that is 6oz. lead 4oz. duct tape. Just keep a roll on hand and tape it tight, should get a couple good years out of it.
Climb Safe!
Icabod
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ajakz12 (User)
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Tight stiches can cut vinyl like a jigsaw 3 Years, 1 Month ago
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When I make throw bags I use vinyl coated ripstop, dental floss, and a medium straight stitch. I use steel disks (punch outs from a machine shop, less toxic than lead) dropped inside a thick balloon thats tied off before sewing on the ring. The ripstop is tough as nails and bright floro-orange so you can find it easy.
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throw weights 3 Years, 1 Month ago
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I just got a couple of 10 oz. weights off an old cokoo clock
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