Cobra's with Viper Fang installed

[Davis]

I just finished modifing the BD Fangs for use on my Cobra's. I did not want to file down the tool at all, so I modified the plastic on the fang. You don't need to remove too much material--I actually removed a tad too much and supplimented that error with a little hot glue. I yarded on the tools pretty severly to make sure they would not break and they seemed fine. Here a couple pictures.

Edited February 2, 2006 by Davis

[Davis]

Here is the attachement with them installed (I can't seem to get the pictures in the text body, so please click on the attachement at the header)

[John Frieh]

 

 

Thanks for posting those d00d!

[layton]

now take your leashes off!

[olyclimber]

Did you use a dremel tool? I'm going to go this route myself I think.

[fenderfour]

My roomate and I made something similar for his Rambos a few weeks back. We used a piece of aluminum, a few pieces of polyethylene from a cutting board, and some machine screws. They are pretty ugly right now, but they aren't done yet. I will get some pics up.

[kurthicks]

My roomate and I made something similar for his Rambos a few weeks back. We used a piece of aluminum, a few pieces of polyethylene from a cutting board, and some machine screws. They are pretty ugly right now, but they aren't done yet. I will get some pics up.

 

why not put on the Horn?

[olyclimber]

the way the Horns wrap around the tool makes it way too much work to modify. I got a pair, and checked them out on the tool...I ended up selling them on ebay because I could tell it just wouldn't work...I can tell by the pics above that the Fangs are much, much less work to modify. Plus they are cheaper than the Horns.

 

edit: ....my above comment is in regard to putting something on a set of Cobras.

[fenderfour]

Had to order them and we were climbing the next day. With a few minor improvements, I think the piece we made would work better than the horn, especially if you take it off/put it on often for alpine climbs.

 

FYI - I put horns on my Tech Wings and they are a PIA to put on.

[Davis]

I used a dremel tool to do the modification--I can't see how it would be done with a file. The plastic is very hard and it is a little awkward to get into some of those areas.

[NYC007]

which type of altoids are those?

 

Do the fangs shift at all, they looks like they could a lil?

[Davis]

If I trimmed them just right, I don't think they would have shifted, but they did. I added the hot glue and now they are secure (I wrapped the shaft with syran wrap before assembly so the glue would not stick to the tool, just take up space). Those Altoids have been sitting on the counter for about a month--they are ginger flavored, one of the worst things I have ever tasted.

[chriss]

Are those available locally?

 

chris

[Davis]

The Altoids? Masochist! (Or sadist depending on if you give them out). I did get them locally at a supermarket (local Colorado, that is). If you mean the Fang, yeah, those are too.

[chriss]

Local to me.

WA, as in cascadeclimbers.

 

chris

[olyclimber]

You can order Fangs directly from Bdel.com, as well as a couple of other retailers.

[gobriango]

What kind of glue did you use to keep them in place ? hot glue ??? Where can I get it ? What is it ?

 

I just grinded alittle less off of my fangs than what you did and it seems like its going to work well. They do move alittle bit though, so i cant see getting away without the glue part.

Edited February 9, 2006 by gobriango

[Davis]

I just used standard hot glue--mainly because it does not get brittle in the cold. I filled in the internal void before assembly and then put the two halves together while it was still hot. Then, after putting the bolts loosly on, I pressed the hot glue gun nozzle into the areas from the outside and tried to force feed it into the gaps. I let this cool for a minute and then tightended down the bolts. A razor blade then got rid of any extra--be careful not to cut your grips in the process.

[mountainmatt]

I just modified a set of fangs for my Cobras today and they seem to work great. I used the pictures as a rough diagram to get started and then occasionally checked to see how they were fitting. Although it took longer to do this, I did avoid having to use any hot glue. Another thing worth mentioning, you do have to dig out a little bit of a channel to get them to fit (not necessarily obvious from the photos).

 

Thanks Davis for the pics!

[Mark_Husbands]

I dremeled out some with no hot glue, just took my time, and they are great--quite snugly installed albeit a bit tight for thicker gloves (or thicker hands).