I picked up a second hand blackplate (Portland 2), wing (DR classic) & harness (Diverite) a couple of weeks ago. The harness was badly frayed, so I chopped it up, intending to use the D rings and bits with a single piece of webbing.
So, there I am, looking very confused, comparing Keith Lawrence's backplate :
Spot the difference? Keith's webbing slots are \ / whereas on the Portland, they are / \ - and they make a right gash of the webbing if you try to thread it in the same way.
Does anyone here have a Portland backplate? How did you thread the webbing? Should I just stick it on eBay?
Paul Smith wrote:> I picked up a second hand blackplate (Portland 2), wing (DR classic) & > harness (Diverite) a couple of weeks ago. The harness was badly frayed, so > I chopped it up, intending to use the D rings and bits with a single piece > of webbing.>
So, there I am, looking very confused, comparing Keith Lawrence's backplate > :>
Spot the difference? Keith's webbing slots are \ / whereas on the > Portland, they are / \ - and they make a right gash of the webbing if you > try to thread it in the same way.>
Does anyone here have a Portland backplate? How did you thread the webbing? > Should I just stick it on eBay?>
Paul>
the direction the slots are angled shouldn't make a Big difference. But those square slots are cut by laser - you can shave with the edges!! They'll cut though webbing in no time. You need to take the edge off with a rotary tool or a small file ect. ( i recommend the rotary tool, while your at it add a radius to the slot ends.)
