Our paintball tower is a success!
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Topic: Our paintball tower is a success!
Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Subject: Our paintball tower is a success!
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 9:42pm
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Me and my other friends managed to put a tower up in a set of trees. Its up about 13 feet and has walls and everything... we didn't even use nails. We tied it up. Were setting up a village for a scenario in the woods. It's going to be sweet. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg">  Because I can.
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Posted By: nforcer4
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 10:21pm
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pics would help |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 11:27pm
ummm.....ok..... ????
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Posted By: nofxrules98
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 12:07am
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Dont get on top of it! I want pics before you die :) |
Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 1:40am
Good luck with that . . .  ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
HITMAN 4 HIRE wrote:Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 9:23am
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 1:30pm
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WE DID TRY IT ALL 3 OF US STOOD ON IT AND STARTED JUMPING AND IT HELD ROCK SOLID... ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 1:46pm
Perhaps, but without something like nails as a backup . . . well . . . yeah ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 6:38pm
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were ex-boy scouts. we know how to tie knots... this our fifth year working on our arena... it's sweet and done right... we probably wouldn't trust yours anymore than anybody elses. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: homer simpson
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 6:47pm
pics now
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Posted By: danieljk
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 6:53pm
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totally |
Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 6:54pm
Buddy. I am a current Boy Scout, Knots dont mean crap. If you wanted to hoist up an 800 lb log, Your perfect timber hitch is worth nothing if you are using yarn. Rope stretches, snaps, breaks, unwind, weakens. Not a good idea. ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: Glurk
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 7:30pm
Please  ------------- glurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurk |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 7:35pm
pwn'd ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: AdmiralSenn
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 11:57pm
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I'm with Darur. As a Scout myself, I have to wonder why you're EX-Scouts.
And just because it held the first time doesn't mean it'll hold.. oh, say after it rains? In any case, it can't hurt to reinforce it. ------------- Is God real? You'll find out when you die. 
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Posted By: Glurk
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 10:35am
I'm waiting ------------- glurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurk |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 4:17pm
me too, i want pics with yall ON IT, maybe even jumping up and down ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: Strife_17
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 4:45pm
| as a scout also i can garentee(sp?) that not all of us know knots. lets see i know the square not the clove hitch and the diagnol lashing... i still have troble with the bow line ...stupid bunny goes out the hole and around the tree and then i get lost... most be hunters |
Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 6:31pm
were ex-scouts b/c we've already done everything. it's also 3 trees with 900 lb test rope holding large support beams. so ha! I didn't get pwned at all. your just jealous that hippie butt can't do anything like that. i'm trying to get pics once i get my camera working. tommorrow perhaps. patience little children. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 6:33pm
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trees swell after it rains slightly (you'd know that if you were let's say a real OUTDOORSMAN?). it's reinforced with 300 lb test paracord. IM GETTING PICS!!!!!!!!!!! ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: Glurk
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 6:35pm
What he said ------------- glurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurkglurk |
Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 6:44pm
Firstly, calling me a "hippie butt" for pointing out your flawed plan does not make your plan fly. 900 lb test rope also means crap if its not designed for the outdoors. whats the material its made of? And the irony in calling us "little children" is profound. . . ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 7:33pm
------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 7:35pm
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900lb is not designed for the outdoors? where are you from? the rope is made out of stuff that makes tough rope. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 9:21pm
| for wat I have heard from you, HITMAN, I give you a congrats on your accomplishments for your tower. Rope would not have been my first choice either, but of course all I have around the house are screws and nails. When I was in scouts the rope lesson taught me nothing but of course I didn't have too much experience with rope. If the tower is steady and is holding up, more power to you. Can't wait to see the pics. |
Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 9:52pm
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see was that so hard! thats all anybody needs is a little back up! ty robo cop. we used nail before... but nails destroy the trees so we decided to take a different approach. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: Bonez87x
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 10:01pm
| I hope the rope is of synthetic form... not made of natural fibers. back when I was like 8 a friend of mine Kenny, and I both made a small fort with fencing wood and a hot glue gun... didn't hold more than a week. |
Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 10:05pm
Oh? Material doesnt matter? If material didnt matter than all rope would be made of "wonderfiber" or something. Certain materials have certain strengths and weaknesses. Whats it made of? I didnt say the rope wasnt meant for the outdoors. And it is flawed because if you used the wrong rope there is a number of possible accidents that could happen. You need to think about saftey first. ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: B_Wet A-5
Date Posted: 22 March 2005 at 1:04pm
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 22 March 2005 at 5:41pm
once again, there are no flaws. we made sure there weren't. right now we have hand rails and are at this time working on walls and a top. we even made a ladder using rope. it works and is safe, thats all that matters. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: Strife_17
Date Posted: 22 March 2005 at 5:52pm
| i made a tree house with duct tape a 4x4 and a nine inch nail it held through the winter then died |
Posted By: Ralphwggm5
Date Posted: 22 March 2005 at 8:26pm
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That tower WILL hold. we made one out in my marsh 7 years ago using only lashing. Its still up and very sturdy. Use good rope, and it will be perfectly safe, provided you remember your lashings correctly ------------- A-5 14" Bigshot E-Grip Palmer's Female Stabilizer 68/4500 HPA Collapsible Stock Coiled Remote Polished Internals |
Posted By: nofxrules98
Date Posted: 23 March 2005 at 2:08pm
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 23 March 2005 at 5:55pm
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SORRY BUT I WON'T BE ABLE TO GIVE PICS UNTIL WE'RE DONE! WE HAVE DECIDED TO ADD A SECOND FLOOR TO IT. A SNIPERS LEVEL WHICH WILL BE ADDED THE SAME WAY. SORRY FOR THE INCONVIENCE, BUT IT WILL BE WORTH SINCE I WILL HAVE EXTRA PIXS OF OUR LARGE BUNKERS AND FOXHOLES. IT SEEMS DARUR AND THEM HAVE GIVEN UP SINCE WE HAD SOMEONE ELSE SAY IT WILL WORK. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 23 March 2005 at 5:58pm
No, I simpley found what I am saying is impossible to penetrate your head. You seem incapable of understanding what I am saying. Its rather like trying to explain Physics to a money. P.S - Turn off your caps key ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: Ejjjjjjjjjjjjjj
Date Posted: 23 March 2005 at 7:56pm
| it will hold. i made a fort on the ground it had walls and a roof. Let me tell you why yours will hold, when i made mine we didn't use anything we used v sticks and constructed using every angle and placemnet for logs we could. It held for 3 years without a problem. Then One day the ceiling caved in. I still think it was the neighbors who did that. |
Posted By: Ejjjjjjjjjjjjjj
Date Posted: 23 March 2005 at 7:57pm
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ps send the pics as of right now. no one is going to wait till your finished just send us the pics and update us the ones later.
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 23 March 2005 at 8:03pm
yea, now, we've been waiting for quite a while ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: Dave_09
Date Posted: 23 March 2005 at 9:11pm
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 23 March 2005 at 9:14pm
i love you. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 24 March 2005 at 4:40pm
quit stalling ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 24 March 2005 at 5:52pm
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Walks up to the tree to where this tower is located and cranks up the chainsaw...."you need to move, the Developers jus acquired this land" ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition! 
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 24 March 2005 at 6:22pm
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i own it all punk. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 24 March 2005 at 6:24pm
------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 24 March 2005 at 6:25pm
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i won't have pics for a while b/c were still working and my camera doesn't work. so you'll either all have to wait or get over it. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: bluemunky42
Date Posted: 24 March 2005 at 7:31pm
i second both ------------- 
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Posted By: Saint
Date Posted: 24 March 2005 at 7:40pm
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Well you could just shut up and post the pics dude... I want to see proof. ------------- 
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 24 March 2005 at 9:43pm
------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: Klaus
Date Posted: 24 March 2005 at 10:39pm
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im gonna go with him-its only a dozen feet to the ground, it sounds pretty dang sturdy-ive had nails bend right out from underneath me, but not common-rope should hold well, and if you have the boards angled agianst the tree, it should hold well give him time for pics, hes given a reasonable explaination only problem is-being stuck up in a tree makes it easy for a couple player of the other team to pin you down, but i think you could shoot your way out
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Posted By: bporcher
Date Posted: 24 March 2005 at 11:49pm
| jsut like in family guy: "quit Stalin" |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 3:47am
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Man, its not like you can afford a disposable digital camera (which do exist and cost less than $20) and take a few pics of your so-called tower to show everyone...I could see why you would slap a few sheets of plywood and tie them together....meaning youre making yourself look and sound like a cheap ass?! ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 11:12am
------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 11:13am
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just like in south park- "your really breakin my balls here." ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 1:20pm
congratulations, you have klaus' support ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: Saint
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 4:12pm
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This thread is dead. Somebody shoot it to make sure. -------------
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 6:41pm
------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: Strife_17
Date Posted: 26 March 2005 at 11:52am
Thats not saying much. IF ya really wanna make Klaus happy attach some kind of self destruct mechanism on it powered by black powder, tennis ball grenades, or a small thermonuclear warhead.
http://specopspaintball.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=179 - http://specopspaintball.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&am p;ProdID=179 |
Just kidding. ya know what would be cool get one of those cool get one of those cool dual A-5 kits from specopspaintball.com and mount it on your towerPosted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 26 March 2005 at 11:59am
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if i only had the money... that would be friken sweet. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 26 March 2005 at 9:50pm
Now how in the hell are you going to post any pics in here without downloading the software into your computer that you dont want or are you still going to be being a cheap ass by using some else' computer. So, whats youre next option to gettin the pics of youre "tower", you gonna draw it for it us or what? ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 27 March 2005 at 12:30pm
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wow you need anger management pal. i patience is a virtue. a virtue you have shown that you don't have young grasshopper. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: eaglesin05
Date Posted: 27 March 2005 at 3:55pm
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Im with Hittman on this one. As a boyscout we have made many bridges
and towers out of nothing but rope and sticks. Last weekend we made a
12 foot tower. As long as you tye your lashing nice and tight and use
nice rope it should last a few years. HAve fun with your project
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 27 March 2005 at 5:11pm
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dont encourage him...i beg of you...please...stop...the...insanity...
o yea, and post some pictures ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: Klaus
Date Posted: 27 March 2005 at 7:01pm
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hey, if you dont think its a good idea, why are you trying to stop him?? if it fails, he'll fall flat on his ass, and then he'd feel stupid and prove your point but i still think it will hold fine |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 2:38am
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Oh, I have tons of patience lil man, I was merely pushing you to what everyone else is asking you about....they want to see the proof...get the picture (pun intended). ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: bluemunky42
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 10:18am
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haha^ -------------
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 11:24am
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ha ha whiners and complainers will have your proof by the end of april. i know, i know... your little hearts are just aching to see if the tower works or not or if it is a true success. we've been hold up on the crows nest since the abundant amounts of rain have been gushing in from only god knows where. the towers first floor is complete and has walls... but the crows nest is still being put into concept and planned thoroughly. yes, thats what you just read... there's going to be 2 levels. your all probably constipated just waiting for the pics, but you'll have to wait like i am, and know evil fingers i doubt you have any patience that is atleast even remotely close to mine. well, i hope you guys don't crap your pants waiting for the pics and start whining. i've set a date, so wait... hey that rhymes. cool ty for your time reading this even if it was a complete waist of your flippin' time. heres a comp hug to all who will wait and not moan. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 11:40am
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Oh man, talk about a cocky attitude....grow up foo! ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 2:39pm
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it's not cocky at all. it's just one guy on a forum thats sick of people whining about waiting to see pics. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: Millslane
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 4:57pm
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i am proud to be a union carpenter, and with that said, tying that up
it dangerious, very. unless that rope was rated to carry 4 times the
maximum load, which i shure you don't know what that this being aonly a
boyscout, that rope at any ponit can snap, sending it and all who may
be in it, and those under it, the the ER, yes the platform too :) and
when i say that a safe rope would be 4 times the maximun intended load,
thats not all the rope lines together, thats 1 rope, because your only
as strong as you weakers point. if the max intended load was, say...200
lbs for material and 200 lbs for 1 person and gear, that is 400lbs. do
you feel so safe now?
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 4:58pm
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he's obviously stalling for time so that they can hide the nails they used hint: use caulk ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: Millslane
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 5:02pm
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somethin happened and i got cut off... i was saying that the example of 400 lbs being the max intended load, that the rope you used needs to be rated at 1600lbs. otherwise, i would seriously get off that rope. this information comes for the OSHA guidlines, people who pay millions in reasearch to find out the limit of material so that we, the people can know whats relly safe and what isn't, believe them. so, as i said before...do you feel so safe now? ------------- www.pbteamwow.com |
Posted By: jessebabson
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 5:06pm
| well make sure you have a good waiver form ready to go when you let others on this death trap you outdoorsman you |
Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 7:40pm
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i don't care about the carpenter's union. i don't care about your complaints about having to wait... boo hoo. the rope works and people have also proclaimed that theirs work also. i'm not stalling, i feel that i have given a reasonable explanation of why i haven't been able to get any pics. you might as well kill this thread and wait for the other post that will have the pics. if you keep writing and complaining why there arne't any pics yet... well, your wasting your time. ty ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 7:42pm
------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 7:50pm
anything held together by ropes doesnt sound very safe or pleasing.
i can see someone standing on the second floor and get a surpising shot
in the mask and fall over and through the second story....lmao in the
middle of a game too.
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Posted By: Millslane
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 8:17pm
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hitman, i didn't way they the tower idea isn't a neat idea, i like the
idea for whats its worth, i was only talking about the overall saftey,
you snapped back at me for no reason, why don't you exercise some of
your wonderful patience your always talking about. rope are intended
for tryinf things down, not up. to widthstand the negative force, like
tying down a bike, or a bow in the back of a truck. the rope doesn't
need to support the object, only use weight of the object to keep it
down. you apparently know nothing about this. but you have used the
rope to take on the full weight of that object, something is was never
intended to do. i'm not picking on you, the same goes for all you other
dopes who claim this is a good idea. the only way rope can support
weight, like rock climbing and sky scraper window washing is because of
the highly strong and expensive synthetic rope which they use, not to
mention the saftey harness they wear just incase the rope fails. and if
this topic if so dead to you, then why are you still checkng it? ------------- www.pbteamwow.com |
Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 8:39pm
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it's rope. you can tie things up or down, sideways or diagonally. it works and it's not a dope idea. you don't have to be a "carpenter" to know that rope is a simple tool and resource. it's not open-heart surgery. were not letting anybody else use except for the people who worked on it. rope is not hard to use but i guess you guys never really try it so how would you know? ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: Millslane
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 8:44pm
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he just doesn't get it. paintball gear: $300 lumber: $75 trees: $0 rope: $35 falling from tower made in trees held up by rope while playing paintball: priceless ------------- www.pbteamwow.com |
Posted By: eaglesin05
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 8:46pm
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^I'm still with ya buddy Good luck and have fun ------------- Camo'd 98C Remote Polished internals Dbl trigger 14" J&J Ceramic Barrel Rocket Cock 2 Trigger Slop Mod 12V Revvy 03' Dye stikies R/T Drop Forward |
Posted By: Millslane
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 9:14pm
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first of all, i like the tower idea...nobody said you have to be a
carpenter to know about rope. good tool yes but with...key word here,
listem up...limitations. shall i spell it out again? i think i will,
limitations. see isn't that fun, and we're learning too! but if you
haven't had and real saftey class or knowledge pumped into you head,
then you don't know that the limits or any rope can be, you said you
had 900 lbs test rope? test? isn't the term given to fishing line? i
almost positive you made the number up, didn't you? and even so is
900lbs is the actual weight limit, the i wouldnt out anything over
225lbs, including the tower itsfelf up there. adding more rope won't increase load capabilities. and the 300 lbs "test" backup you have doesn't do anything. they will only be the first to go, then the down force will tear through the 900lbs "test" rope. you'd be suprised how much force a falling object can generate, within a matter of one foot. don't try to guess, your own't be able to imagine the force in pounds it will be subject too. ------------- www.pbteamwow.com |
Posted By: Klaus
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 10:47pm
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changed my mind, put some nails in nails DO NOT hurt a tree, trees simply heal, as a syruper, I drill trees every year with a 1/2 inch bit, they heal fine ive seen a tree grow right over a 2 inch thick pipe being used to hold up a clothsline dont worry about hurting the trees, just put in some nails for safety-but, im not trying to force this on you, it would be hypocritical of me to say you're a total idiot for trying this, you're not, but still, nails are a good idea |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 11:44pm
least he's got the Bawlz to say it ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 29 March 2005 at 2:37am
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I guess safety for his own well being and for the others that will be in that coffin up in a tree when it happens to crash down towards Mother Earth if the "ropes" happened to fail.....freak accidents do happen. ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 29 March 2005 at 8:53am
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 29 March 2005 at 9:08am
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we wanted to use rope for the sheer beauty of not having to use any nails. there aren't any real limitations to using rope except for the concept of weight going into it. we made sure we had good strong rope. nails do damage trees to some extent. i didn't mean that they die in a few minutes. that was one of our goals. we tested it and it held. that's good enough for me and my pals that are going to be using it. your not going to use it, so it's really none of your concern, but i do enjoy your effort of trying to pump all your garbage about weight and how we didn't try to make it safe. we did gather resources that were safe, and guess what kiddies... it flippin held and the crows nest will too. with this crap friken said... i would also like to say that it is dangerous. i never said it wasn't going to super safe. we took a chance, and it worked. we used multiple rounds of rope. YES, IF YOU ADD ROPE, THEN THE ROPE BECOMES STRONGER AND HOLDS MORE. you guys may not know how to do lashings and use everyday rope to build stuff, but we do and have a lot experience. to not take this as being cocky, but if a "carpenter" tells you that adding rope will not help. well, he obviously doesn't understand much about rope, and using all the weight differintials you want, but adding rope and reinforcing it (which we did) does and will help to take tension and the amount of stress being put on a particular piece of rope. it's simple to understand. wow! you may have learned something after all kiddies! i'll say it once again to see if it will soak into your halfbaked brains. It works and it good enough for me and my friends.
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Posted By: Millslane
Date Posted: 29 March 2005 at 3:23pm
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i understand rope. lashings will not increase the strength of the rope.
adding more rope, unless the rope is of higher quality and higher load
bearing capabilities. will not increase the strength, its pointless,
when towing a car or pulling out a stuck buddy in my truck, using my
recovery strap, which by the way is 20,000 lbs, which means that i can
use it to tow anything around 6500lbs. i would not throw on some other
rope i had in my truck just for kicks, it wouldn't help. at this point,
you are a moron. not for building a tower, not even for using rope. but
because you can't even listen to people know know more than you do, and
have given information, that you never even knew existed, and yet
manged to blow it all out your butt. like you said, its your tower, not
mine, i will never be on it, or see it at the rate you post pics.
neither will anybody else. if you know want to at least acknowledge the
fast that somebody out there might know what their talking about, then
fine. i look forward to hear about the future accident in the news. you
deserve it if you won't even listen at all. find out the towers weight,
total weight that might be on the tower at any time, 1, 2, 3 players?
add it all up, multiple that by 4, and find rope that it rated at that
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Posted By: Klaus
Date Posted: 29 March 2005 at 3:52pm
as the son of two foresters, i have easy acess to information about trees I asked both my parents, seperatly to prevent bias, and they both replyed that nails cannot harm a tree-unless, A) the tree is a sapling B) the nails are the size of a splitting wedge or C) you pound the nails in with a buick--quit saying nails can cause harm to a tree wood is dead already, its not like your going to stunt the trees growth rope can rot, unless it is made of nylon or other synthetics |
Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 29 March 2005 at 5:24pm
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what ever. it works thats all that matters to me. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: nofxrules98
Date Posted: 31 March 2005 at 11:20am
| Ok i havent been on in a while n im jus wondering did u put pics on another POST or not... i wanna see |
Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 31 March 2005 at 5:40pm
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i should bust through your monitor and strangle you... no jk. actually no i HAVE NOT posted any pics yet, but we have COMPLETED the 2nd level and will now start on the walls. so hang in there fellas. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: Klaus
Date Posted: 31 March 2005 at 6:18pm
its taken you this long to built two levels? and you dont even have walls?...work harder well, at least your rope wont have to hold as much... maybe at least an idea of how big it is?...feet or paces or anything |
Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 31 March 2005 at 6:35pm
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man power= 2 guys with limited time supplies= not much weather= it's been raining so we've been held up thank you very much you'll see how awesome it is when we get pics, which maybe might be this weekend. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: nofxrules98
Date Posted: 01 April 2005 at 8:54am
| Ok just wondering because this post has been up forever. |
Posted By: whoknowswho
Date Posted: 01 April 2005 at 11:04am
| Most synthetic ropes get murdered by sunlight. The tower will probably crash after summer is halfway over. |
Posted By: Klaus
Date Posted: 01 April 2005 at 12:10pm
1 guy scrap lumber and tin its been snowing mines still better...cause ive got dvd and couches haha |
Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 01 April 2005 at 3:54pm
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2 guys; not **edited**'s in a house with sofas and a dvd. rotten and fallen down timber rope and string bare hands and a hatchet and one knife 1 dream. yah wow, one house to a huge woodsball arena. no competition. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 02 April 2005 at 8:05am
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so.....pics?
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Posted By: Klaus
Date Posted: 02 April 2005 at 12:07pm
1 nice house with bunkers, shooting positions, gravel pits, woods, sheds, a barn, a swamp, and a field=a bunch of holes and trees if you need tools, give me a ring-it'd be nice if everyone could have a place as nice as mine, and ive got extra lumber (the whole place was built from boards stripped from pallets) |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 02 April 2005 at 2:47pm
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(i can't believe im about to say this)....GO KLAUS
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Posted By: HITMAN 4 HIRE
Date Posted: 02 April 2005 at 5:14pm
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puh. when are they going to close this? i won already any how. ------------- http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27278mo.jpg"> Because I can.
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