DR S/S Plates Cutting Webbing?

[Belmont]

It should not be at all difficult to round and polish the edges of the slots.

High grade stainless steel is very hard and a tough material to work with, even more with household tools.

 

[fnfalman]

My SS plate with Transplate harness comes with the sleeves and it's going strong after 100-dives.

 

[Rock2r]

Hi,

All the edges of the Dive Rite plates are smoothed and rounded to avoid chafing. I don't use the sleeve myself and have a couple hundred dives on my harness - still going strong.

Let me pass along the feedback, however. It seems there is a consensus that other plates are less prone to harness wear.

Best,
Kathleen

Thank you for acknowledging and addressing the issue. Please post a follow-up for us after feedback has been digested.

 

[gypsyjim]

High grade stainless steel is very hard and a tough material to work with, even more with household tools.

I have yet to find any stainless steel that can not be worked with a carborundum wheel, pre-polished with silicone carbide 3M products, and even brought to a high polish with cutting compounds and a high speed buff. Harder to polish than many other metals, but not impossible, with tools and materials available at Home Depot.

In this application, all that is really needed is to "break" the sharp edge, and leave the metal smooth. Working as a bench jeweler, I have had to find ways to polish a great many metals, such as titanium, titanium alloys, tungsten carbide, stainless items, etc, and all have their little quirks, and present their own difficulties, but with a bit of experimentation, and elbow grease they can be polished.

 

[Chuckitall]

Go to a bike shop get an old 2" tube and used 4 to 5"s on the webbing shove thru each slot. Never have a problem and with a little work still adjustable.