Is the lineset destroyed in the process of removing?

[skydiverek 55]

When relining the canopy, is the removed lineset destroyed in the process (i.e. cut, made unusable, etc.)? Or can you take it and install it on a different canopy (providing it still has some life left, of course)?

[PhreeZone 15]

The lines are cut to remove it from the canopy.

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[monkycndo 0]

If the lines are not cascaded, they can be removed without cutting.

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[ficus 0]

The way I do it, it is.

[darkwing 4]

If they are cascaded (as most are), they most certainly do not HAVE to be destroyed in the removal process, but it takes a lot more time (thus money) to remove them that way. Talk to your rigger if you think you want to save them.

As a rigger I'd say it would be pretty unusual for it to be worth the hassle of saving a set, but I suppose it is possible that it would be worth it.

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[RIGGER 0]

When a canopy is relined that means`that the removed lines set is out of service & should not be used anymore.

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[popsjumper 2]

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As a rigger I'd say it would be pretty unusual for it to be worth the hassle of saving a set, but I suppose it is possible that it would be worth it.

Yes, I could save them if I wanted to remove bar tacks...but that will cost you...dearly...more than the new line set costs. Do the math.


I would question the safety of re-using them given the damage done by removing and re-tacking them.

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[base283 0]

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I would question the safety of re-using them given the damage done by removing and re-tacking them.

Should not be a prob if one knows how to de-bartack without damage (slide a needle under the stitching and use a razor blade to shave off the topside). But it would be like a rigging art masterpiece to do this on an entire lineset. Hours of painstaking work. Only to have the Jumper go and jump those dang lines after all the hard work.
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[DougH 270]

That is a good trick, thanks for posting that, I will keep that in mind!

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[Broke 0]

Why not just use a seam ripper to remove the old bar tack?

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[DougH 270]

Jason,

I have used a seam ripper to take the bartack out of lower control lines. It is a PITA when the bartack is on a line. Just my personal opinion, this shave technique sounds way less labor intensive. I am definetly going to try it next time.
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[base283 0]

Seam rippers are designed to take seams out. Even the smallest of mine are bigger than a medium size lightweight needle and are not very handy for taking out bartacks. With a needle, one can work it thought the bar tack without catching any line fibers and then shave them off. If the bartack is deep into the line, you can use the eye end of the needle to slip it under.
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[masterrigger1 2]

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Seam rippers are designed to take seams out. Even the smallest of mine are bigger than a medium size lightweight needle and are not very handy for taking out bartacks.

The small ones from Wal-Mart are great for removing bartacks. They are made by Prym.
I use then all the time here in the shop with great results.


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