Question DSMB + Spool Bolted to Backplate hole

[Gone for diving]

Mine goes right on the corner.
Nice an out of the way...
Easy to reach,

 

[happy-diver]

Ever seen these for bolting plate extensions

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[Gone for diving]

Those bolts are too light and cheesy, for me.
Nothing like a solid 5/16 SS bolt...
No slop in the holes that way.

Its actually not bad at all for snagging.
It very rounded and machined the nuts as thin a possible.

I was to cheap. To make a new extend plate. (Actually it was a proof of concept, that became permanent)
A new VDH style extended plate design is in the works (stenciled on cardboard)... now I just need time to do it.

 

[happy-diver]

Yeah mate time, at least we always have something to do, forever, and it's a magnificent plate extension
but I still can't pass those pointy pokey nuts

I might have a something a little less cheesy

 

[fullytek]

This is a bad solution.

You should never use a metal to metal connection for any piece of gear.

When it becomes tangled you have no way to cut it free.

Put it in your pocket

 

[Gone for diving]

Yeah mate time, at least we always have something to do, forever, and it's a magnificent plate extension
but I still can't pass those pointy pokey nuts

I might have a something a little less cheesy

Yeah a temporary solution just became a permanent solution.

I could always round off the nuts
Or would a pretty weld do??

 

[Still Kicking]

Yeah a temporary solution just became a permanent solution.

I could always round off the nuts
Or would a pretty weld do??

Acorn nuts at least ....

 

[chaad]

This is a bad solution.

You should never use a metal to metal connection for any piece of gear.

When it becomes tangled you have no way to cut it free.

Put it in your pocket

OP's setup goes:

backplate
||
boltsnap
||
line on the reel
||
reel

If the reel gets snagged, cut the line away. Seems ok to me. What am I missing?

 

[happy-diver]

Here you go man 5/16 do you want me to send you a couple

5/16 SS bolt...

 

[ImpotentSeaSnake]

Hi, I'm new forgive me if this isn't the right thread for this question, but it's about boltsnap alternatives for SMB reels. To prevent the issue that @Wibble pointed out, a moving reel depressing the boltsnap gate, why not use a double snaphook like pictured below?

I'm thinking of leaving my reel attached to the SMB D-ring, then also attaching one end of the double snaphook to the SMB D-Ring, and the other end to a hole in the reel to keep it from unraveling while in my BCD pocket. For deployment, you pull the kit from pocket, unclip the double snaphook from the SMB, and you should be ready to inflate and shoot your SMB. If you wanted to could leave the other end of the double snaphook attached to the reel for when you wanted to lock it at 5m for a safety stop, or unhook it until that point. Is there a reason why people aren't using clips like this instead of bolt snaps that have that vulnerability with the reel? Also, I prefer a quick launch set up with the reel already attached to the SMB. I know XS makes one out of the box, but I'm looking for a 4.5 ft length and I like the oral inflator valve that doesn't have to be depressed on the Subgravity Deluxe. Thanks.