Reliable, high load, easy release system
Posted: 22 Jun 2018, 01:01
This may be old hat for some here but it is something that anyone with a few bucks and some sewing skills can build.
It's called a 3 ring release. Often used by skydivers to released a fouled chute so the ones for sale are pricy but the design is simple.
It looks like you need some flat nylon webbing, 3 metal rings of increasing size and a grommet as well as a bit of thread and a short piece of smaller nylon.
Wiki entry with gif:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-ring_release_system
Video of one releasing under load
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AItz8GcYx60
Could use an ice drop weight to pull the release or just about any other technique
It's called a 3 ring release. Often used by skydivers to released a fouled chute so the ones for sale are pricy but the design is simple.
It looks like you need some flat nylon webbing, 3 metal rings of increasing size and a grommet as well as a bit of thread and a short piece of smaller nylon.
Wiki entry with gif:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-ring_release_system
Video of one releasing under load
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AItz8GcYx60
Could use an ice drop weight to pull the release or just about any other technique