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#47195 - 07/30/09 06:05 PM Cam Reslinging
MarcC Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 07/10/00
Posts: 3532
Have you done it?
How frequently?
Who did you use? Experiences?

Some net searching hasn't revealed any recent threads on the subject. I know about:
Fish
Mountain Tools
Yates - doesn't do cams older than 10 years and no tri cams
BD - only does their own brand
Mountain Gear - no longer
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#47198 - 07/30/09 06:21 PM Re: Cam Reslinging [Re: MarcC]
Julie Offline
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 01/16/00
Posts: 1983
Loc: SoCal
I had Yates resling a bunch of my cams a few years back. Some were > 10 years old. I was very happy with the work - they had a whole slew of options (though no dyneema yet then).

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#47204 - 07/30/09 07:37 PM Re: Cam Reslinging [Re: MarcC]
Frank Florence Offline
addict

Registered: 01/05/00
Posts: 513
Loc: Watertown, NY
Just had my set of Camalots reslung by BD for the first time. All but one are older generation single stem cams that are anywhere from 4-8 years old. I have one newer C4 and had it reslung, too, just so they all have the same anniversary. $5 per, plus $5 for postage, which seems very reasonable. Quick turn-around (less than 3 weeks.) The replacement nylon webbing on the cams appears identical to the original material and colors, something I haven't always seen from other companies.

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#47211 - 07/30/09 08:47 PM Re: Cam Reslinging [Re: MarcC]
saxfiend Offline
newbie

Registered: 06/20/06
Posts: 46
Loc: Atlanta
I sent my full set of Metolius cams (TCUs, FCUs) off for reslinging by the manufacturer. The results were spectacular -- in addition to reslinging them, Metolius totally reconditioned the cams (cleaned, polished, lubed). It was like getting back brand-new cams. They look so pretty I haven't had the heart to lead with them and get them dirty, heh heh.

The price was hard to beat too -- $3 each. Don't know if they do this on other manufacturers' cams.

JL

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#47213 - 07/30/09 09:03 PM Re: Cam Reslinging [Re: saxfiend]
Mike Rawdon Offline

Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 11/29/99
Posts: 4117
Loc: Poughkeepsie
Originally Posted By: saxfiend
I sent my full set of Metolius cams (TCUs, FCUs) off for reslinging by the manufacturer. The results were spectacular -- in addition to reslinging them, Metolius totally reconditioned the cams (cleaned, polished, lubed). It was like getting back brand-new cams. They look so pretty I haven't had the heart to lead with them and get them dirty, heh heh.

The price was hard to beat too -- $3 each. Don't know if they do this on other manufacturers' cams.

JL


Same experience here with Metolius. They polish the cam lobes so they look like chrome! I can only imagine what they'd do to the engine on a vintage hot rod.

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#47215 - 07/30/09 09:16 PM Re: Cam Reslinging [Re: Mike Rawdon]
quanto_the_mad Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 05/14/02
Posts: 2598
Loc: brooklyn
I haven't gotten any redone, but use BW Titan cord. Two loops so it can be extended like other dual-loop webbing. I cut off about 2" of the old webbing and pass the cord through so it retains the color coding. Works with older cams have a solid stem, not a loop like the new C4. I've read you shouldn't do it with cams with loops because the cord is too thin and doesn't distribute the force across a larger section, not sure if that makes a difference or not.
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#47225 - 07/31/09 04:04 AM Re: Cam Reslinging [Re: quanto_the_mad]
tokyo bill Offline
old hand

Registered: 08/24/00
Posts: 791
Loc: Tokyo
I had a bunch done by Mountain Tools some years ago. Nothing fancy like Metolius apparently provides, but very satisfactory work.

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#47276 - 07/31/09 11:53 PM Re: Cam Reslinging [Re: tokyo bill]
jdw Offline
enthusiast

Registered: 03/25/01
Posts: 219
Loc: Connecticut
I've had Camalots reslung by BD. They did good work, but it did take a couple of months.

JDW

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#47383 - 08/09/09 09:10 PM Re: Cam Reslinging [Re: jdw]
rackrat Offline
member

Registered: 12/20/02
Posts: 160
Loc: NYC - UWS
I've had Metolius resling my TCU's... they did a great job, and quick.
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#47425 - 08/11/09 08:37 PM Re: Cam Reslinging [Re: rackrat]
Chas Offline
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 03/22/01
Posts: 1733
Loc: Flagstaff
I've had BD resling many cams and they've done a great job (and I do it during a stormy season (late Nov-early Dec) and it will probably only take 2-3wks from the time I send them to the time I got them back. They also fixed a couple trigger wires that were frayed replaced free of charge (and I din't even ask them to do it) but I won't say they'd do that in the future again.

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