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    Thread: Saddle prototype
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Stringinit Wrote: (01-20-2025, 10:26 AM) -- Moorefieldc Wrote: (01-17-2025, 09:33 AM) -- Got some felt to make the pads. I was going to give it an inch spacing but it looks way to big so I'm going t...
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 01-21-2025, 07:16 PM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
Post: RE: Saddle prototype

Got some felt to make the pads. I was going to give it a inch spacing but it looks way to big so I'm going to cut it down to somewhere between 3/8 to 1/2 inch spacing.
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 01-17-2025, 09:33 AM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
Post: RE: Saddle prototype

Stringinit Wrote: (01-03-2025, 12:07 PM) -- What about bonding some heavy felt to the inside of the side boards and riveting it to the side boards in key locations. Then laser cut the felt to your al...
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 01-14-2025, 06:15 AM
    Thread: Climbing structures
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Borrowed the seesaw since they wasn't using it anyways ?
Moorefieldc Training at Home and On the Trail 4 562 12-31-2024, 01:37 PM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
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I upgrades the mounts for the crossbuck. They are quicker and easier to make than using the aluminum angle I first used. they are uniform in shape compared to my eyeball cutting with the band saw.
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 12-31-2024, 10:19 AM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
Post: RE: Saddle prototype

Nanno Wrote: (12-19-2024, 07:51 AM) -- I'm not a fan of adjustable bolts either for the same reasons Stringinit pointed out. If the bolt were able to adjust on a ratchet system that could only be rel...
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 12-29-2024, 12:41 AM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
Post: RE: Saddle prototype

Stringinit Wrote: (12-18-2024, 02:20 PM) -- Moorefieldc Wrote: (12-04-2024, 12:19 AM) -- Forgot my tap at the house for the rigging locations but the boards are mounted with an his extra hole for mo...
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 12-29-2024, 12:34 AM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
Post: RE: Saddle prototype

Forgot my tap at the house for the rigging locations but the boards are mounted with a extra hole for more adjustability.
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 12-04-2024, 12:19 AM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
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Nanno Wrote: (12-03-2024, 07:17 AM) -- Very nice! I love seeing this come together. Thanks so much for sharing your progress! -- Thanks! My new side boards came in Saturday I should have them finis...
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 12-03-2024, 08:34 AM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
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I got my cheap hand crank leather sewing machine some what dialed in. Decided to work on some of my rigging. 
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 12-02-2024, 11:01 AM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
Post: RE: Saddle prototype

Finalized the design for the side boards final design before I work on production and figuring out my sewing machine for make the rigging. This final design will use rigging like the Warnke saddle but...
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 11-20-2024, 05:46 PM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
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Version 3 and version 2.  I'm kinda partial to the second version
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 11-05-2024, 05:09 PM
    Thread: Climbing structures
Post: RE: Climbing structures

I'm going to fill in the spaces on the side pallets and add some smaller pieces on the seesaw for them to have grip
Moorefieldc Training at Home and On the Trail 4 562 11-01-2024, 06:27 PM
    Thread: Climbing structures
Post: Climbing structures

Decided to start working on climbing stuff for my goats. The pallet structure is going to be attached to a table I have for the goats to climb on.
Moorefieldc Training at Home and On the Trail 4 562 11-01-2024, 12:29 PM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
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Charlie Horse Wrote: (10-30-2024, 10:45 PM) -- Send Cut Send to the rescue! -- Yup! I could machine out the basic design but they are saving the day with all the weird shapes I can't do
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 10-31-2024, 10:52 AM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
Post: RE: Saddle prototype

Newest crossbuck legs came in
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 10-30-2024, 02:16 PM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
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Mocking up my new britchen hopefully I'll be able to crank out all of my rigging this weekend. My new cross buck leg design will be here tomorrow also!
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 10-29-2024, 04:30 PM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
Post: RE: Saddle prototype

Nanno Wrote: (10-22-2024, 11:21 AM) -- I didn't buy any webbing for this particular modification because the straps that came with the yoke were long enough to double over. I ended up with two extra ...
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 10-22-2024, 02:14 PM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
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Nanno Wrote: (10-22-2024, 08:46 AM) -- I see you're using a Warnke yoke. I bought one last year to put on one of my Sopris saddles, but I didn't like having to adjust two different straps independen...
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 10-22-2024, 10:45 AM
    Thread: Saddle prototype
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IdahoNancy Wrote: (10-19-2024, 05:52 AM) -- The low height profile is real nice and looks light weight. I've tried putting the double chest traps on my old Northwest Packgoat Suppy saddles. The front...
Moorefieldc Equipment & Techniques for the Trail 79 18,229 10-19-2024, 11:17 PM