Good use for old 'biners!

Got bored in the shop and decided to mill down and repurpose some old 'biners that were beyond their useful life. I couldn't stand to throw them out because they've got history! Had some scrap aluminum sitting around and voila! - New key/coat racks! Made a couple of single hooks and a triple. Also experimented with open and shut gates. Really strong!

Looks good amigo. How much you want for one? I'll even send you biners.

Looks awesome!!!! You thinking of selling?

I'd buy! also could one of these be the new MP logo?

I guess I was sort of wondering if there might be a market for these. Really looks good on the wall. I figure that there are probably plenty of folks that have retired gear and would rather turn it into a rad looking piece of decor than throw it out. I've been playing around with different brush finishes and mill/tooling patterns and think the mountains look pretty cool as a base plate. Could do anything really, single, double, triple carabiners, whatever - but maybe not the MP logo as I'm not running a CNC, just old school manual mill! Could shoot me an email if you're interested.?.

How do you get the gates to stay open? They would be kind of annoying if you had to open the biner each time. Also snag-free biners are gonna work better.

Eli - I drill a 1/16" hole when open near the pivot and drive a pin. Good ideas though- I could easily mill off the snag on the nose to keep stuff from catching. I could see keeping the gates functional for a keyrack, pinned for a coat rack. Fun to make!

ClimBaja - Exactly. Drill and tap being careful not to go all the way through. Panhead machine screws through the spine.

Looks great! I bet you'd sell a ton to climb shops and etsi.

Very cool and original. Those would sell like hot cakes! Especially during the holidays.

Looks ok, but not sure this is an original idea. I swear I've seen these in the physics room at my school. Seems like that teacher was spending more time fiddling with toys than teaching, but what are you gonna do about it? Anyway, I might buy a few off of you to hang gear on up at the Golf wall. These do mount outside, right?

Heck yes Kyle! Always fiddling with shiny trinkets! And yes, would be totally solid bolted to the wall outside!! At least you'd know where your keys were!

How much are you charging?

David Heerschap wrote: but maybe not the MP logo as I'm not running a CNC.

If you supply the clips I think I could do them for $25/30 single, $40 double (approx 7" wide), and $55 triple (12" wide) + shipping. Aluminum isn't cheap these days and I am just about out of scrap. I would have to charge extra if I supplied the clips (waaay cooler if it's your nostalgic gear though). Also have to know if you'd like the gates pinned or not. The double and triple would have the mountain background and singles would be triangular plates or the mtn plate. Designs would vary and each one would be unique as I am operating an old school manual mill and free-handing the individual finish.

Forgot to mention it's 3/16" plate the clips are mounted on, not sheet metal, so very strong!

That is bad ass! Nice work! I'll take 3 triples. Where do I ship my biners to?

Shoot me a PM if you're interested. I'll give you the shipping address to send the old 'biners to. Here are a coupla pics of the double, a mountainy version of the single, and the full lineup.

Those biners look to be in pretty good shape for being "beyond their useful life".

Marc - yes, some of these clips are burnt out pretty bad (deep notches from perma-draws on local routes) but some are from the first batch of gear I ever picked up and aren't toasted that bad. I've have long since upgraded to better hardware but can't stand to part with 1st gen (for me) stuff. The biners don't have to be shralped, most will work - even lockers and wire gates.

David Heerschap wrote:Got bored in the shop and decided to mill down and repurpose some old 'biners that were beyond their useful life. I couldn't stand to throw them out because they've got history! Had some scrap aluminum sitting around and voila! - New key/coat racks! Made a couple of single hooks and a triple. Also experimented with open and shut gates. Really strong!