I am running a few tests on a new release method for the armbinder. the current release is a string attached to the zipper and this could break, get stuck in a bad place etc. and it simply bothers me. Furthermore, it can't be timed.
My idea consists of a wire clothes hanger which I have to get into a suitable shape. This clothes hanger will have the normal hook on one side and another hook on the other side to "grab" the key-ring on the zipper. I am trying this with the string on, just in case. This is a live report, I will post now, edit after the test etc.
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First test: I pulled the clothes hanger long and formed a hook on the other side. On the floor it is useless, can#t get it close to my neck and the zipper ring. On a table, I can push it around but not hook it in. And I have no control over the direction, this needs a mirror, perhaps even two mirrors. I will continue with a collar instead of the bolero for now.
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This is harder than I thought. I realised that the hook needs to be fixed somewhere in order to get it into the ring. On the other hand, it can stay there once fixed, I can move the zipper down by standing up carefully. Must try this with bolero next.
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It works! Getting the hook onto the bolero is a bit harder, the arms are in the way. But I got it on and managed to open the zipper without using the string. But it doesn't feel right. If I topple or get up too fast, I might destroy the hook, pull off the ring or whatever. Not safe! This is a good start but it needs improvement.
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I am glad, I did more tests. On the second try, the hook slipped off when the zipper was half open. I wasn't able to get it into the ring again. Without the string, which is still attached, I would be stuck now. Perhaps I could have broken out by force, but I don't want to damage zipper or even the bolero. I will try another hook shape next.
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Now I am using the "normal" hook of the clothes hanger and I bent the last bit up against the wire - I better upload a drawing:
Once the zipper is getting lower, the ring can slide down and it will be caught by the extra bend in the hook. I tried, it works well. But the setup is not stable, the chair can fall, I have to find a better stand for the hook. In the end, I would like to find a stand, where I can put the hook while bound - after it dropped down from the ice lock. But first things first, I need to find a more stable stand, perhaps a bit higher even. I have a drawer a bit below chest height, this might be good. And I have a vague idea about fixing the hook there too. This is definitely a bad project for Sunday night, this is the last step for today.
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Two things make it difficult: There is no mirror near the drawer, I can't see, what I am doing. And the position is too low when I am standing, too high when sitting on a chair. This can be fixed, but not tonight.
to be continued...
(This post was last modified: 24 Oct 2010, 22:35 by Strappado.)
My idea consists of a wire clothes hanger which I have to get into a suitable shape. This clothes hanger will have the normal hook on one side and another hook on the other side to "grab" the key-ring on the zipper. I am trying this with the string on, just in case. This is a live report, I will post now, edit after the test etc.
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First test: I pulled the clothes hanger long and formed a hook on the other side. On the floor it is useless, can#t get it close to my neck and the zipper ring. On a table, I can push it around but not hook it in. And I have no control over the direction, this needs a mirror, perhaps even two mirrors. I will continue with a collar instead of the bolero for now.
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This is harder than I thought. I realised that the hook needs to be fixed somewhere in order to get it into the ring. On the other hand, it can stay there once fixed, I can move the zipper down by standing up carefully. Must try this with bolero next.
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It works! Getting the hook onto the bolero is a bit harder, the arms are in the way. But I got it on and managed to open the zipper without using the string. But it doesn't feel right. If I topple or get up too fast, I might destroy the hook, pull off the ring or whatever. Not safe! This is a good start but it needs improvement.
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I am glad, I did more tests. On the second try, the hook slipped off when the zipper was half open. I wasn't able to get it into the ring again. Without the string, which is still attached, I would be stuck now. Perhaps I could have broken out by force, but I don't want to damage zipper or even the bolero. I will try another hook shape next.
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Now I am using the "normal" hook of the clothes hanger and I bent the last bit up against the wire - I better upload a drawing:
Once the zipper is getting lower, the ring can slide down and it will be caught by the extra bend in the hook. I tried, it works well. But the setup is not stable, the chair can fall, I have to find a better stand for the hook. In the end, I would like to find a stand, where I can put the hook while bound - after it dropped down from the ice lock. But first things first, I need to find a more stable stand, perhaps a bit higher even. I have a drawer a bit below chest height, this might be good. And I have a vague idea about fixing the hook there too. This is definitely a bad project for Sunday night, this is the last step for today.
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Two things make it difficult: There is no mirror near the drawer, I can't see, what I am doing. And the position is too low when I am standing, too high when sitting on a chair. This can be fixed, but not tonight.
to be continued...
