Anyone into Sewing?

https://www.mountain-equipment.com/products/axe-head-toggle-x2

Here's one. There are a few others but I would just cut out a piece of aluminum and drill a couple of holes in it.

Thanks guys!  Mozet has been sold out for months.   $20 is outrageous!  Any other finds?  I guess I’ll be making my own.  

Are you making you own pack or replacing a broken one? Cause there are other good options on how to attach ice tools to packs. Like webbing loops, blade pockets etc.

These probably work

https://ripstopbytheroll.com/products/toggle

Don't know if these are EU only

https://rab.equipment/eu/headlocker-for-ice-axe

Or you work with what you've got, if you're bringing a helmet or ice axe, chances are you're also bringing a couple of carabiners. If you've got an elastic loop, stick that through your helmet and use a carabiner instead of a toogle.. saves weight and money.

Neither.  Want to use them to hold helmet to the exterior of the pack.

Truck Thirteenwrote:

Neither.  Want to use them to hold helmet to the exterior of the pack.

If you've got access to a 3D printer I've seen model files to print them. Alternatively I've bought aluminum bar stock at the hardware store and cut my own. The WeTool hardware is nice, but purchasing only a handful of parts is pretty expensive if you don't go through a distributor like Mozet.

Looks like any bar or round stock would work, cut to length and with a hole drilled through it. I would check hobby and hardware stores for wood or plastic dowels and the like.

rock climbing wrote:

Isn’t that the same as this? that you can find all over the place.

Yes indeed.

Rock Climbing, 

You are a genius…I’ll check the fabric store.  If no luck, I use a thing piece of metal from the scrap pile.

Wow MattZ.  That is one badass little pack.

Has anyone sewn old climbing rope into dog leashes? Curious what designs people have come up. I'd like to make nice gifts and don't want to just tie knots with a carabiner

David Taylor wrote:

I've been into sewing since college, we have one major that about sewing and I had fun sewing since then.

I hope who ever made this bot shits their pants today.

I have been a lurker in this thread for a while but i am interested in getting into sewing. I think i can get the machine that my parents don't use anymore but need advice on where to find materials and patterns. I want to start small with something easy like chalk bags and other small goods to learn the basics, but my real goal is to sew my own fleece layers since i can never find ones I am super satisfied with.

Thomas Worshamwrote:

I have been a lurker in this thread for a while but i am interested in getting into sewing. I think i can get the machine that my parents don't use anymore but need advice on where to find materials and patterns. I want to start small with something easy like chalk bags and other small goods to learn the basics, but my real goal is to sew my own fleece layers since i can never find ones I am super satisfied with.

Start with the scrap bin at your local fabric store or use old clothes. I’m sure someone can point you to a chalk bag pattern but it’s also fun to learn through trial and error. Remember to leave room for the hem and you’ll quickly figure out what works and what doesn’t. Youtube is your friend for basic skills. 

Ray Jardine has a whole slew of awesome patterns and beta online.

Thomas Worshamwrote:

I have been a lurker in this thread for a while but i am interested in getting into sewing. I think i can get the machine that my parents don't use anymore but need advice on where to find materials and patterns. I want to start small with something easy like chalk bags and other small goods to learn the basics, but my real goal is to sew my own fleece layers since i can never find ones I am super satisfied with.

I've found good patterns for simple projects from LearnMYOG, Sitchback Gear, DuffelX, etc. I think at least one of them has a chalkbag pattern, and I think they all have basic patterns for getting yourself familiar with skills and processes. Good luck!

Does anyone know what these buckles are called and where I could buy them? Ideally in Canada. These ones in particular are off an old bd harness.

I believe the style of buckle is called tri glide, but I want specifically nice steel/aluminum (titanium?) ones, with a bit of shape to  (the left side of these in the photos has a bit of curl to them to make opening them easier). Everything I can find on amazon or alibaba is plastic or zinc, and not the shape I want.

Any other climbing themed belt fastening recommendations welcome. I made a belt from old highline webbing and one of these buckles; love it, though if the webbing was any thicker I wouldn't be able to double it through the buckle so I'd be open to a different style. I'd like to make a bunch of belts from highline webbing and stitched together rope sheath (background) as christmas gifts this year.

Erik Jwrote:

Does anyone know what these buckles are called and where I could buy them? Ideally in Canada. These ones in particular are off an old bd harness.

I believe the style of buckle is called tri glide, but I want specifically nice steel/aluminum (titanium?) ones, with a bit of shape to  (the left side of these in the photos has a bit of curl to them to make opening them easier). Everything I can find on amazon or alibaba is plastic or zinc, and not the shape I want.

Any other climbing themed belt fastening recommendations welcome. I made a belt from old highline webbing and one of these buckles; love it, though if the webbing was any thicker I wouldn't be able to double it through the buckle so I'd be open to a different style. I'd like to make a bunch of belts from highline webbing and stitched together rope sheath (background) as christmas gifts this year.

Check Mozet. They've got a lot of little hardware pieces like that

I've been using this belt

https://bisondesigns.com/products/30mm-millennium-gunmetal-buckle

daily since 2008. It works great and lasts forever. I think they're called ladder locks/curved ladder lock buckles. Some seem to call them slider buckles, tri glide buckles, three bar buckles or simply webbing adjusters. 

I don't think I'd want a two piece harness buckle on a belt, too much hassle in the long run. A one piece double back harness buckle might be okay, and I could choose not to double it back.

Here's some inspiration:

https://bisondesigns.com/catalog/re-rope

Erik J · 13 hours ago · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2019 · Points: 0

Does anyone know what these buckles are called and where I could buy them? Ideally in Canada. These ones in particular are off an old bd harness.

I believe the style of buckle is called tri glide, but I want specifically nice steel/aluminum (titanium?) ones, with a bit of shape to  (the left side of these in the photos has a bit of curl to them to make opening them easier). Everything I can find on amazon or alibaba is plastic or zinc, and not the shape I want.

Any other climbing themed belt fastening recommendations welcome. I made a belt from old highline webbing and one of these buckles; love it, though if the webbing was any thicker I wouldn't be able to double it through the buckle so I'd be open to a different style. I'd like to make a bunch of belts from highline webbing and stitched together rope sheath (background) as christmas gifts this year.

I've got a handful off old harnesses. Send me a message if you want a couple for the price of shipping.

Mike J · 9 hours ago · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2023 · Points: 0

I think they're called ladder locks/curved ladder lock buckles. Some seem to call them slider buckles, tri glide buckles, three bar buckles or simply webbing adjusters. 

Ladder locs and tri glides are different things. Triglide on top, ladder loc on the bottom.

Mike J wrote:

Thanks Matt, for clearing that up!

I was a little bored today so decided to give one of those rope belts a go. It was easier than I expected and a fun project.

From an old, retired Beal Iceline 8.1

I need to get a hot knife though.

That looks super nice! I assume you pulled the core out and then stitched the sheath so it laid flat?