Anyone ever use these instead of wing nutes to secure your backplate?
Any thoughts - good, bad, indifferent?
Highland Delrin Nuts
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Anyone ever use these instead of wing nutes to secure your backplate?
Any thoughts - good, bad, indifferent?
vinegarbiscuit
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I haven't, but if they're as good as DSS's delrin thumbwheels, you'll be a happy man indeed (https://www.deepseasupply.com/index.php?product=61) . I positively swear by them, which is a stark contrast to metal wingnuts (I positively swore AT them).
Scared Silly
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I too use the DSS thumbwheels. What I like about them is that I can get my fingers around them to turn them.
sardiverdan
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I have a few pairs of them for various doubles. I bought these to keep the wing nut tips from rubbing on my drysuit because the canvas that covers the backplate it just under the wingnuts. I am afraid of turning them too tight and then I will strip the threads. I used them the other day and after the dive they were a bit loose. I think I will stick with the wingnuts for now. Besides you can get a pair of wingnuts for 50 cents and these are 10 bucks a set.
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I'v used the DSS thumb wheels for a few years now. They don't have metal inserts. I don't have enough strength in my hands (I doubt I know anyone who has) to over tighten them to the point where the Delrin thread would be striped. After screwing them down as hard as I can, they have never come loose.
I like them. Quick, good grip, and secure.
One downside: price.
One downside: price.
HenrikBP
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I went with the DSS nuts as well. Really like them - and no concerns about an insert coming loose (note: I have no idea if it would ...). The DSS nuts have held up to a year of doubles diving with no issues and no wear showing on the threads.
Just a data point,
Henrik
Just a data point,
Henrik
I have seen 2 of my buddies' delrin nuts break (I forget who made them). One on a set of doubles, one on an STA. Personally I think they are expensive and don't seem to solve any type of problem since wingnuts work fine for me. So I have no interest in trying them.
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