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tripperjm
Mar 11, 2008, 12:06 AM
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While climbing this past weekend I noticed that one of my carabieners got a little tweaked. The result is the gate doesn't line up with the nose anymore. I was wondering if it would be OK to just tap the carabiener with a hammer to realign it?
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caughtinside
Mar 11, 2008, 12:08 AM
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no n00b, you can't just hit it with a hammer!!
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ja1484
Mar 11, 2008, 12:15 AM
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Absolutely.
It also helps if you chisel your name directly into the spine...that way no one can steal your gear!
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tripperjm
Mar 11, 2008, 12:23 AM
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ja1484 wrote: Absolutely. It also helps if you chisel your name directly into the spine...that way no one can steal your gear!
I'm not really worried about someone stealing my gear. I just don't want to toss out a perfectly good carabiener if I can just bend the nose back to realign it with the gate.
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tripperjm
Mar 11, 2008, 12:25 AM
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caughtinside wrote: no n00b, you can't just hit it with a hammer!!
No need to call me names, I just want to know what you think about fixing this carabiener.
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alamuerte
Mar 11, 2008, 12:28 AM
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are you serious. throw that thing out. if you ever chisel your name into your biner you're a dumbA too.
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core
Mar 11, 2008, 12:31 AM
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You should probably rip the gate off, slip a pink tricam on the biner, then hammer biner closed. Then you'll have a dedicated quick-pink-tricam. I want one.
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coolhandluke
Mar 11, 2008, 12:32 AM
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I'm 98% sure your joking... and 2% scared.
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silascl
Mar 11, 2008, 12:33 AM
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What's the open gate strength on that?
I'd climb on it as is.
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alamuerte
Mar 11, 2008, 12:43 AM
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ive changed my mind. i'm sure the rubber band just above bent biener will negate the strength lost due the the bent biener. Climb on my friend! Do you need a partner?
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saxfiend
Mar 11, 2008, 2:12 AM
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tripperjm wrote: While climbing this past weekend I noticed that one of my carabieners got a little tweaked. The result is the gate doesn't line up with the nose anymore. I was wondering if it would be OK to just tap the carabiener with a hammer to realign it?
JL
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AeroXan
Mar 11, 2008, 2:24 AM
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hard goods become dangerous when significant deformations occur. when you make a significant dent or bend the thing, that is a significant deformation. bending it back would change the temper and the only way you'll know how strong the thing is is by breaking it. do you honestly feel safe taking a fall on something like that? chuck it. i'm being excessively nice here and yes you do deserve all the flak ur getting. if a biner is worth your life, then your life's not worth much.
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el_layclimber
Mar 11, 2008, 2:44 AM
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I am assuming that before you got over 1650 posts, you acquired the common sense to figure this one out yourself.
If you are serious, aside from the problem of causing further deformation and damage if you tried to hammer it back as others have mentioned above, the basket appears to be worn. It's hard to see from the picture, but that looks like an excuse to buy some shiny new gear.
What I really want to know is - how did you manage to do that?
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itstoearly
Mar 11, 2008, 2:49 AM
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I would be more concerned about the top biner in that quickdraw. It seems to be made out of human hand, which typically has a very low kN rating.
(This post was edited by itstoearly on Mar 11, 2008, 2:56 AM)
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snowboardercolo
Mar 11, 2008, 3:02 AM
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wow a 5.12 climber with a hammer!
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viper720
Mar 11, 2008, 4:31 AM
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Look, if you actually feel safe climbing on that thing then you need to take a couple of steps back and get some serious instruction. Not from a forum, not from a video, but take an actual class, or find a friend that is an experienced rock climber. Don't think that the interwebs can teach you all you need to know about rock climbing. This does not only benefit you but all the climbers around you, one error and you put everyone on the face in danger. If you don't know what i mean, watch the beginning of vertical limit and you'll see what i mean. Usually bloodstains are bad for the rock quality.
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quiteatingmysteak
Mar 11, 2008, 4:51 AM
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Rofl! Great pic!
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deltav
Mar 11, 2008, 4:59 AM
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Replace the damn biner. How cheap are you?
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majid_sabet
Mar 11, 2008, 5:06 AM
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tripperjm wrote: While climbing this past weekend I noticed that one of my carabieners got a little tweaked. The result is the gate doesn't line up with the nose anymore. I was wondering if it would be OK to just tap the carabiener with a hammer to realign it? [IMG]http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k146/allwashedup/bentcarabiner2.jpg[/IMG]
That is a big screw up in biner design so I posted similar topic in LAB to see if I could get explanation from the biner manufactures on why the gate does not interlock with the biner during shock load..
(This post was edited by majid_sabet on Mar 11, 2008, 5:07 AM)
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el_layclimber
Mar 11, 2008, 5:26 AM
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climbs4fun wrote: tripperjm wrote: While climbing this past weekend I noticed that one of my carabieners got a little tweaked. The result is the gate doesn't line up with the nose anymore. I was wondering if it would be OK to just tap the carabiener with a hammer to realign it? [IMG]http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k146/allwashedup/bentcarabiner2.jpg[/IMG] Jeebus christ Jack, you pussy. Climb on it as it is. You'll just have to put in more effort and quit falling.
I stand corrected. The mod says yer good to go.
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ozoneclimber
Mar 11, 2008, 5:39 AM
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Please tell me that you are joking...
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CaptainPolution
Mar 11, 2008, 7:08 AM
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i'd hit it
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subantz
Mar 11, 2008, 7:43 AM
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I would make that draw my go to piece. First one on the rack everytime. yup, I really love that helicopter ride out of the crag after I deck.
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