Farrgo Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 While I'm on a roll asking newb questions... can anyone help me with fitting CT hammers to Nomics? The bolt holes do not align and probably need ~2mm of filing to fit. Should I file the hammer or the pick... or neither? I'm not sure which generation CT hammer I have though I bought them last season and I have current generation Nomics. Quote
keenwesh Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 file the back of the pick. Filing the hammers would be really gnar. I think there's an article on coldthistle explaining the process. Quote
Farrgo Posted January 3, 2013 Author Posted January 3, 2013 I thought there was an article as well but I lost patient after sifting through the 11th post about how his hammers are superior to petzl's;) Quote
J R Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 File the back of the pick down close to the bolt hole. It will be pretty close, but will have a little metal left to close it off. Takes a little time, but if you go slow you can get a good flush fit. You might have to slightly bevel the contact side of the pick to match the machining of the hammer to get it to seat flat. Go slow and check it frequently as you get close to where you want it. They are machined to flush mount once the pick is filed right. I heard the new ones are machined to fit the pick without having to do this. Quote
Matt Kidd Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 If you are still looking for direction why not ask Dane? If you write him on his blog I expect you'll get prompt help. Quote
Dane Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Why no email Nate? May be all those comments as why the hammer is better is why you bought them On your version, from last season, cut the picks. 5 min job. DO NOT cut the hammer. FWIW I am just now starting to ship the last batch of hammers for this season. I have 20 pairs left. So they won't last long. These you don't cut, and they drop into old or new Nomics and the newest Quark or Ergo with the current picks. http://coldthistle.blogspot.com/2012/11/petzl-hammers-one-last-time.html Quote
Farrgo Posted January 4, 2013 Author Posted January 4, 2013 It was an easy mod... I'm not sure it was five minutes but I was measuring in beers not minutes so the timeline isn't clear;) I've got seven days in the Can Rockies starting Sunday so I'll have plenty of time to break these in... Quote
keenwesh Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 just out of curiosity, why weren't they machined to fit without a mod in the first place? extra weight? stronger hammer? just because? Quote
keenwesh Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 does anyone know? Dane, where are you? Quote
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