Plastic clippy things that hold D rings upright?

[ardhill]

Hi

I seem to remember something in a mag about a plastic clip thing that you put on your D Ring and Tri Glide and it kept it at 90 degrees, like a wielded one.

Anybody know what I am talking about, do you know where to get them?

Thanks

[The Penguin]

Buddy Verticlip

only for 50mm D-rings though it seems, so if yours are 55mm i doubt it's going to work.

you could try spot-welding them on to a triglide, or JB Weld it!!!

A.

[ardhill]

Thanks Al, that's the ones

Originally Posted by al kennedy

Buddy Verticlip

only for 50mm D-rings though it seems, so if yours are 55mm i doubt it's going to work.

55mm? Are they not all standard 50mm, well apart from the 25mm ones of course?

you could try spot-welding them on to a triglide, or JB Weld it!!!

No welding torch, but I did try the JB Weld - no good it broke off really easily

[The Penguin]

Originally Posted by ardhill

55mm? Are they not all standard 50mm, well apart from the 25mm ones of course?

har har, mine are extra special extra large Woz ones! i'll never go back to titchy 50mm ones again!

although the ones he currently lists are 50mm. mine are definitely 55mm - i can fit an SPG through them! must ask, as i want more...

Al

[Woz]

Mine are 55mm and 6 whole mm thick. None of your poncey thin metal for me. Grrrrrr.

If you want it to stick up, pop it in a big vice and knock 10 bells of fcuk out of it with a no.2 Thor*



* for those with a non-engineering background, that's a Big Hammer.

[frisky fraser]

hi there,
as an ajoinder to this subject,I have a couple of d rings,and two,three bar sliders,which i want to attach to above the top harness clips on my commando.anybody tell me how to do it?,and by the way,this is the numpty who undid the camband on the above,and it took me bloody ages to figure it out how to put it together again!! (ok,the wife did it for me (;0) ) diagrams would be extremely helpful.
cheers,
Fraser.

[The Penguin]

Originally Posted by Woz

Mine are 55mm and 6 whole mm thick. None of your poncey thin metal for me. Grrrrrr.

If you want it to stick up, pop it in a big vice and knock 10 bells of fcuk out of it with a no.2 Thor*



* for those with a non-engineering background, that's a Big Hammer.

and you charge an extra quid for that service?! i'll be expecting a perfect bend!

[Woz]

I have it down to a tee now. In the vice, a couple of smacks with a No 2 and jobs done.

Of course you can DIY if you have a massive heavy bench and a £500 engineers vice. Tried it once in a home hobby vice. Smashed the vice rather badly. Luckily it wasn't mine.

[Woz]

Originally Posted by frisky fraser

hi there,
as an ajoinder to this subject,I have a couple of d rings,and two,three bar sliders,which i want to attach to above the top harness clips on my commando.anybody tell me how to do it?,and by the way,this is the numpty who undid the camband on the above,and it took me bloody ages to figure it out how to put it together again!! (ok,the wife did it for me (;0) ) diagrams would be extremely helpful.
cheers,
Fraser.

You can't without unstitching the D rings on the end of the webbing (the ones you pull to tighten the shoulder straps).

That's why you need the AP thingys.

[ardhill]

Originally Posted by Woz

If you want it to stick up, pop it in a big vice and knock 10 bells of fcuk out of it with a no.2 Thor

Ahh but the sticky up thing I am talking about isn't like you have on your Chest D rings, but the waist ones sitting up at 90 degrees, so when you reach back to clip on your reel, the thing does flip back flat against your waist band.

I did try and buy on off someone on eBay, but they were silly small. i.e. they ere for 50mm webbing, but the D ring bit was small it wasn't any benefit.

Though I have just found these: DiveCellar.co.uk and they look like they may be the proper size.

It's a pity that JD Weld stuff didn't work Al, it would have saved me a bit more money.