Make your own helmet cut away

[bodypilot90 0]

A friend said there was a thread about making one, I have been searching. help?

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A friend said there was a thread about making one, I have been searching. help?

I found this thread when I was searching for the same subject just a few days ago. It may help.

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3231561

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[Deisel 37]

Just made my own a couple weeks ago. Cost about $20 plus shipping.

http://www.boneheadcomposites.com/m8/651--chin-cup-cutaway-kit.html

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Just made my own a couple weeks ago. Cost about $20 plus shipping.

http://www.boneheadcomposites.com/m8/651--chin-cup-cutaway-kit.html

I have that one also. But I'd say that's more along the lines of "buy your own helmet cut away". I'd consider assembling a pad around the loop for easier mount and access - but it's simple and clean.

"making" doesn't equal "assembling"


However, that design is perfectly fine - one can go buy the right size pins and cotters, springs and....well, that's about it ...you need some kind of handle

then just make sure to assemble it such that:
1 - the spring actively pushes the strap off of the pin
2 - everything is ordered to minimize another snag point (I prefer the assembly to be on the inside of the helmet, not outboard so we don't have something sticking out - spring pushes on the pin)

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[PhreeZone 15]

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=273576#273576 Here are the original directions from almost 10 years ago, this was from the first camera helmet to use this style release before any company was selling anything.

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