Comfort channel to my mantis and adjustable utilibridge

[Fishuntbike]

I’m upgraded my mantis with comfort channel like the new phantom and this is what I came up with. I use half bead 16 mm and I put 5 pcs beads inside a 6 inches cable insulation webbing. Then put stitches on both ends and in between each beads. This will eventually sawn to the bridge loop unfortunately my sewing machine will not accommodate the bridge loop thickness so I have to take it to a shop. I also finished my adjustable utilibridge with amsteel.

 

[always89y]

Nice work!

 

[Fishuntbike]

Here’s the bead and cable insulation webbing

 

[always89y]

Do you think the half circle beads will provide enough resistance to keep the amsteel in place? Just wondering if there is enough "lip" to keep it from overcoming the hump.

 

[Fishuntbike]

Nice work!

Thanks

 

[Fishuntbike]

Do you think the half circle beads will provide enough resistance to keep the amsteel in place? Just wondering if there is enough "lip" to keep it from overcoming the hump.

Once there is pressure it’s almost like pinching the bridge together which also bring the half beads closer together and Amsteel stays in position

 

[CrackbottomLouis]

Cool! Might end up following suit.

 

[Swampwalker]

Pretty neat job.

 

[Aaron Jones]

What sewing machine do you have?

 

[Fishuntbike]

Just a basic house sewing inexpensive machine

 

[Aaron Jones]

Just a basic house sewing inexpensive machine

Just curious. I am doing this mod tomorrow with nylon balls and webbing and was going to sew it onto the bridge loops.

 

[jdunc06]

For mine, I untied the amsteel bridge the mantis came with and cut it in half. Then tied a klemheist to each bridge loop and ran a new bridge to each klemheist loop. The friction from the klemheist on the bridge loops allows for complete adjustment one handed on each side. You're not limited to channels. I also added a prusik to one side so now i have comfort channels and an adjustable bridge and the only weight addition was the bridge prusik. It's essentially the Kestrel adjustable bridge but the connections to the bridge loops on the saddle are 3/16 amsteel klemheist's. Thoughts?

 

[Fishuntbike]

For mine, I untied the amsteel bridge the mantis came with and cut it in half. Then tied a klemheist to each bridge loop and ran a new bridge to each klemheist loop. The friction from the klemheist on the bridge loops allows for complete adjustment one handed on each side. You're not limited to channels. I also added a prusik to one side so now i have comfort channels and an adjustable bridge and the only weight addition was the bridge prusik. It's essentially the Kestrel adjustable bridge but the connections to the bridge loops on the saddle are 3/16 amsteel klemheist's. Thoughts?

Pictures?

 

[jdunc06]

Sorry if they're blurry.

 

[Fishuntbike]

Got it ... excellent idea and you can do micro adjust

 

[jdunc06]

Got it ... excellent idea and you can do micro adjust

Thanks. Plus I suck at sewing.

 

[Bigterp]

Is the existing amsteel still original 1/4 hollow core? If so that’s no bueno........ the ONLY way these new amsteel bridge designs are working is with continuous loops & full buries. Which in essence makes the amsteel solid.

 

[jdunc06]

Is the existing amsteel still original 1/4 hollow core? If so that’s no bueno........ the ONLY way these new amsteel bridge designs are working is with continuous loops & full buries. Which in essence makes the amsteel solid.

It's whatever came on the mantis. I took it apart. Do I need to go to solid 3/8"? It's a figure eight knot with the end crimped so it can't untie. I figured it's still the same piece supporting the same weight as before.

 

[Bigterp]

It's whatever came on the mantis. I took it apart. Do I need to go to solid 3/8"? It's a figure eight knot with the end crimped so it can't untie. I figured it's still the same piece supporting the same weight as before.

As a general rule knots are going to greatly reduce strength in amsteel, get into the specs & check some of this out for yourself. So knots & different prussic knots are a bit untested in our application. I’m not implying Tethrd didn’t test their new design! But rather all this DIY of exactly what they did is taking a lot of risk in a critical pc of our kits......,