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Originally Posted by Gary Jim had the right idea, decide what the requirements are first! I wish I could get that point across to the engineers that I work with. |
Yea, thinks for starting that, JimNZ. Keep the requirements coming. Tonight I will compile those needs into a formalized list and add a few remaining requirements. That list will be the foundation of our design.
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Originally Posted by Gary I presume we are looking at a combination ascender/descender - that is something that cavers do not generally need, but I imagine you-all do. |
This is sort of what tree climbers are used to, with a friction hitch system. Breaking through that mindset and having us look at a new piece without ANY EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE attached to friction hitches is gonna be the hard part.
No one is being asked to change or convert over. We're just looking at new options, so I urge that we stay true to our requirements list and not ask the device to become a mechanical substitute for a hitch.
A mechanical setup can do exactly as a hitch system does, and I think a new device should, at a minimum, give you what the hitch system does in function and ability, but it needs to go way beyond. Wait til you see the completed requirements list, you'll understand.
We will need to pack a lot of ability into one single piece to have something worth something. But, we have a unique pool of talent at treeworld. I believe we can do this.