New harness Question

[r2t]

I'm setting up a warm water backplate. I bought some plain webbing and it doesn't have the hole with grommet. Do I just melt a hole for the bolt to go through? Do I need to put a grommet on?

Thanks Ron

 

[RJP]

Soldering iron, hole, done.

 

[micklock]

I installed a grommet I got here McMaster-Carr 7/16 ss.

 

[cool_hardware52]

I'm setting up a warm water backplate. I bought some plain webbing and it doesn't have the hole with grommet. Do I just melt a hole for the bolt to go through? Do I need to put a grommet on?

Thanks Ron

The grommet is utterly unnecessary, in fact it adds to the stack height and can be a source of wobble it using a STA.

Once the webbing is laced to the plate you could cut the webbing in two at the "grommet" location and King Kong couldn't pull the harness off the back plate.

The webbing make **4** ninety degree turns on each side of the grommet before it leaves the top of the back plate.

As others have said just burn a hole and be done with it.

Tobin

 

[r2t]

Perfect...that's very easy....
thank you

 

[SteveAD]

if you want a cleaner hole than a soldering iron will make take a piece of 1/2 inch metal tubing heat one end with a propane torch and press the hot end to the desired spot. nice clean round hole with melted edges

 

[cool_hardware52]

if you want a cleaner hole than a soldering iron will make take a piece of 1/2 inch metal tubing heat one end with a propane torch and press the hot end to the desired spot. nice clean round hole with melted edges

Or an empty brass shell casing of appropriate caliber.....

Tobin

 

[SteveAD]

Or an empty brass shell casing of appropriate caliber.....

Tobin

How'd you know I used a .50cal shell?

 

[cool_hardware52]

How'd you know I used a .50cal shell?

I didn't, just made an EWAG.

BMG? Been sighting in your Barrett?

In some parts of the country you only need check the floorboards of almost any pickup truck to find an assortment of sizes.

Tobin

(just noticed your location, are you the last gun owner in MA?)

 

[SteveAD]

I know a few others. The shell was a leftover, I got rid of the barret a couple years ago.