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Old 12-13-2007, 10:28 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I just put together a harness for my back plate and test dove it. It seems to work really well. It is basically a "comfort" harness but it has metal buckles instead of the cheap plastic ones.


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Old 12-14-2007, 01:01 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I look forward to a long term report on how well the metal buckles handle corrosion.

Nice job!
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Old 12-14-2007, 01:14 AM   #3 (permalink)
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The buckles are nickel platted zinc die cast and have a powder coating on top of that. Nickel really doesn't corrode, and I don't think I can scratch it deep enough to expose the zinc. I'm hoping the springs are stainless, I'm pretty sure they are; although, the buckles are pretty cheap.
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Old 12-14-2007, 05:22 AM   #4 (permalink)
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The buckles are nickel platted zinc die cast and have a powder coating on top of that.
Hmmm... good luck with that.
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So, in DIY, did you save bucks at all or was that not an issue for you? It looks great BTW.
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Old 12-14-2007, 11:09 AM   #7 (permalink)
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So, in DIY, did you save bucks at all or was that not an issue for you? It looks great BTW.
Not really possible to save over a hog harness, but he probably saved a few bucks over a "comfort harness"-type setup.
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So where did you get the buckles?
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I just put together a harness for my back plate and test dove it. It seems to work really well. It is basically a "comfort" harness but it has metal buckles instead of the cheap plastic ones.


pics attached. What do y'all think?

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They have the buckles in the link above.
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It cost about as much as a "comfort" harness so I really didn't save any money, but I do have metal buckles. I also got a big head ache from all of the hand stitching and getting everything to the right length.
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