Sliders..whats your thoughts on these?

Heyjude7 · Post by **Heyjude7** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:46 pm

these look alright.. 4th one down
http://www.hardwareelf.com/elfapp/jsp/ring_page.jsp

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:48 pm

yeah they look ok. they look almost like what Todd uses.

Heyjude7 · Post by **Heyjude7** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:53 pm

i jus bought 2 and with shipping came out to $6.50..
they look decent enuf to use for a raiders

Zendragon · Post by **Zendragon** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:22 pm

Burger King just came out with some sliders, they are pretty tasty

Dutch_jones · Post by **Dutch_jones** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:42 pm

Zendragon wrote:Burger King just came out with some sliders, they are pretty tasty

LOL!!!!

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:55 pm

Heyjude7 wrote:i jus bought 2 and with shipping came out to $6.50..
they look decent enuf to use for a raiders

They have lots of goodies, thanks for the link. I'm going to place an order tonight. If anyone wants to save on shipping, PM me! I'll just add your sliders to my order, and ship 'em to you for cost (probably like a buck or two, so you'll save a couple of bucks).

Heyjude7 · Post by **Heyjude7** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:11 pm

aWESOME! im glad this helped out.. i looked for hours and hours today looking for them. i just got a new Wested Goat raiders and i wanted to change out the sliders.. my Wested is almost identical to the Tony Nowak 000/888 the first pic on this thread viewtopic.php?f=2&t=36638.. the pockets are the same also, the right one is scalloped to a small point and the left one is regular scalloped round... the leather is different but other then that they're super close ...i will post pics when i can..
i know that Nowak's and Wested's are two totally different jackets but my new one is not like any other wested i have had b4. the goat is super soft and light weight. i ordered a standard cuz i wanted the facings for durability and extra weight.

jacksdad · Post by **jacksdad** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:38 pm

is there a trick to putting something like that on or do you have to take your jacket to a tailor? Are they better than the black rectangles that come with your wested?

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:12 pm

jacksdad wrote:is there a trick to putting something like that on or do you have to take your jacket to a tailor? Are they better than the black rectangles that come with your wested?

I believe their more accurate than the rectangles. My Raiders still has D rings. I'm not particularly bothered by them, but the sliders look nice.

My plan was to dremel through the middle bar, and slip the leather through the gap.

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:20 pm

That would probably work, but it does say they are zinc die cast so cutting through the bar may weaken it. Die cast zink especially with such a small unsupported area (after cutting a slot) is easily breakable.

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:32 pm

The dremel through the middle bar sounds a reasonable route, then you could reinforce the middle with some wire and superglue etc.

Zendragon · Post by **Zendragon** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:17 pm

I need to come around here more often, so the Raiders sliders are now one piece vs the two rectangles?

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:19 pm

yes thats right. they replaced the Drings the jackets came with, with triglides casue the straps kept on sliping.

I cant find one scene that showes two piece rec sliders. only tri glides.

Zendragon · Post by **Zendragon** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:32 pm

Indiana Holt wrote:yes thats right. they replaced the Drings the jackets came with, with triglides casue the straps kept on sliping.

I cant find one scene that showes two piece rec sliders. only tri glides.

Wow who knew, we have been using the two rectangles for so long. When did this come about?

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:48 pm

well ir i seen on screen and the Tony nowak jackets come with triglides.

also Todd from todd costumes is using tri glides.

when I think about it..I think I spoke to soon...I think the bantu wind jacket had 2piece rec sliders..allthough you cant see them on screen, I still think they are on the jacket.

the bantu wind jacket is the production jacket Ford is wearing in an black and white pic. that jacket I believe had the 2 piece sliders.

the stunt and other production jackets came with 2piece rec sliders or D rings.

you havent been around latley have you?

welcome back my friend

Zendragon · Post by **Zendragon** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:57 pm

Indiana Holt wrote:well ir i seen on screen and the Tony nowak jackets come with triglides.

also Todd from todd costumes is using tri glides.

when I think about it..I think I spoke to soon...I think the bantu wind jacket had 2piece rec sliders..allthough you cant see them on screen, I still think they are on the jacket.

the bantu wind jacket is the production jacket Ford is wearing in an black and white pic. that jacket I believe had the 2 piece sliders.

the stunt and other production jackets came with 2piece rec sliders or D rings.

you havent been around latley have you?

welcome back my friend

Nope I am out of the rectangular loop!

Last time I ordered a jacket it was two rectangular sliders, ####... I got to start all over again

And thank you, it's nice to have my gear appetite fed

Heyjude7 · Post by **Heyjude7** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:25 pm

i didnt want to go the whole tailor route so i think im gonna dremel the middle bar and then use jb weld to hold it.. that will hold zinc and JB weld is strong as steel! there's not much stress on the sliders to cause it to break, i think the JB will hold

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:35 pm

Heyjude7 wrote:i didnt want to go the whole tailor route so i think im gonna dremel the middle bar and then use jb weld to hold it.. that will hold zinc and JB weld is strong as steel! there's not much stress on the sliders to cause it to break, i think the JB will hold

I think the most stress the cut bar will see will be fitting the leather loop through the cut bar. that's when to be most careful.

Heyjude7 · Post by **Heyjude7** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:40 pm

true true, after the Jb weld maybe a small strip of fricton tape wraped around the bar once..

if everyone likes them we can try and get a deal with them and get a batch, hopefully they knock a few bucks off for a bulk order and i can see if they have a military discount! who knows its worth a try

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:04 pm

Heyjude7 wrote:true true, after the Jb weld maybe a small strip of fricton tape wraped around the bar once..
if everyone likes them we can try and get a deal with them and get a batch, hopefully they knock a few bucks off for a bulk order and i can see if they have a military discount! who knows its worth a try

I'm getting 10

If you have any issues, lemme know, and I'll drop 'em in the mail.

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:30 pm

Zendragon wrote:
Indiana Holt wrote:well ir i seen on screen and the Tony nowak jackets come with triglides.

also Todd from todd costumes is using tri glides.

when I think about it..I think I spoke to soon...I think the bantu wind jacket had 2piece rec sliders..allthough you cant see them on screen, I still think they are on the jacket.

the bantu wind jacket is the production jacket Ford is wearing in an black and white pic. that jacket I believe had the 2 piece sliders.

the stunt and other production jackets came with 2piece rec sliders or D rings.

you havent been around latley have you?

welcome back my friend
Nope I am out of the rectangular loop!

Last time I ordered a jacket it was two rectangular sliders, ####... I got to start all over again

And thank you, it's nice to have my gear appetite fed

hey Zen. since you have been away for so long I thought Id ask if you knew that wested had one of the original screen used temple of doom jackets in their possesion?

they copied the pattern of that jacket and offer now replicas of it.

so thats another original that is copied.

today we have two vendors that offer two replicas from two different screen used jackets. thats a 'wow' aint it

think about how far we have come from were we started of..

indy1936 · Post by **indy1936** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:21 pm

Hi, Holt. Did Wested provide the black tri-glides for your screen accurate Raiders jacket? My 2003 Wested came with sliding center bar tri-glides when I requested the rectangular sliders. I have been unable to get the tri-glides from them since 2003.

thanks!

PLATON · Post by **PLATON** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:31 pm

I congratulate you for this find

Heyjude7 · Post by **Heyjude7** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:46 pm

Thanks Platon! $\:D/$

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:16 pm

indy1936:

yes they did. I just asked for tri glides. and that It was very important that I got this on my jacket.

indy1936 · Post by **indy1936** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:20 pm

Holt,
Thanks for the info. When I asked about them last month i was told that they do not carry tri-glides.
Weird

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:49 am

indy1936 wrote:Holt,
Thanks for the info. When I asked about them last month i was told that they do not carry tri-glides.
Weird

They are afraid of disappointing Holt. His ancestors invaded and occupied the country once long ago and the memory of it remains strong.

Redinight · Post by **Redinight** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:11 pm

No matter what, I think the tri-glides work best because they stay and because they keep the strap pointing to the back for accuracy....

Zendragon · Post by **Zendragon** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:42 pm

Indiana Holt wrote:
Zendragon wrote:
Indiana Holt wrote:well ir i seen on screen and the Tony nowak jackets come with triglides.

also Todd from todd costumes is using tri glides.

when I think about it..I think I spoke to soon...I think the bantu wind jacket had 2piece rec sliders..allthough you cant see them on screen, I still think they are on the jacket.

the bantu wind jacket is the production jacket Ford is wearing in an black and white pic. that jacket I believe had the 2 piece sliders.

the stunt and other production jackets came with 2piece rec sliders or D rings.

you havent been around latley have you?

welcome back my friend
Nope I am out of the rectangular loop!

Last time I ordered a jacket it was two rectangular sliders, ####... I got to start all over again

And thank you, it's nice to have my gear appetite fed

hey Zen. since you have been away for so long I thought Id ask if you knew that wested had one of the original screen used temple of doom jackets in their possesion?

they copied the pattern of that jacket and offer now replicas of it.

so thats another original that is copied.

today we have two vendors that offer two replicas from two different screen used jackets. thats a 'wow' aint it

think about how far we have come from were we started of..

It's really amazing how far we have come. Who would have thought that some of us gear heads would be producing gear for any Indy film

Raider Of The Lost Ark · Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:17 pm

RCSignals wrote:
indy1936 wrote:Holt,
Thanks for the info. When I asked about them last month i was told that they do not carry tri-glides.
Weird
They are afraid of disappointing Holt. His ancestors invaded and occupied the country once long ago and the memory of it remains strong.

He's French?!!!

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:53 pm

Im not French

Im a Viking..

you figure it out were I am from

gwyddion · Post by **gwyddion** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:48 pm

Viking? realy?

In that case you have only been one for about 21 years

Regards, Geert

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:56 pm

yes right.

Im a chees eating Viking.

and man do I love cheese. the real stuff

ok, this makes no sence to anyone else then you and me.....

I guess back on track.

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:50 am

Sweet. I like 'em. I was lazy, and have multiple sets, so I just grabbed wire cutters, bent the bar, and went at it. Your mileage may vary, I'm not saying it's the best technique, but the immediate gratification factor can't be overlooked.

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:09 am

those look just like todd's 3-bars

folks, if you find a good tailor, they can undo the stitching, install the buckle and put the thread back in the same holes manually (still using a machine but, very, very carefully).....i did this on my wested washed goat and it came out great

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:19 am

Indiana G wrote:those look just like todd's 3-bars

folks, if you find a good tailor, they can undo the stitching, install the buckle and put the thread back in the same holes manually (still using a machine but, very, very carefully).....i did this on my wested washed goat and it came out great

Yeah, true. I'll do that if anything goes wrong with the ones I put on. But I pretended I was working in wardrobe on Raiders, and had 15 mins to fix loose straps on the hero jackets, and all I had were a pair of wire cutters, so my method has to be more prop-accurate

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:38 am

Turned out pretty good Baldwyn

Heyjude7 · Post by **Heyjude7** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:30 am

Hey Baldwyn, when did u order and get those? i havent gotten my sliders yet

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:23 am

Heyjude7 wrote:Hey Baldwyn, when did u order and get those? i havent gotten my sliders yet

Thursday or Friday, and received them Monday!

Heyjude7 · Post by **Heyjude7** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:24 am

gotta check my mail

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:05 pm

Baldwyn wrote:
Indiana G wrote:those look just like todd's 3-bars

folks, if you find a good tailor, they can undo the stitching, install the buckle and put the thread back in the same holes manually (still using a machine but, very, very carefully).....i did this on my wested washed goat and it came out great
Yeah, true. I'll do that if anything goes wrong with the ones I put on. But I pretended I was working in wardrobe on Raiders, and had 15 mins to fix loose straps on the hero jackets, and all I had were a pair of wire cutters, so my method has to be more prop-accurate

fair enough buddy.......meet me by the pool. you bring some steel wool and i'll bring my pocket knife

castor, meet us there too...........bring your TN1

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:26 pm

Indiana G wrote: fair enough buddy.......meet me by the pool. you bring some steel wool and i'll bring my pocket knife

castor, meet us there too...........bring your TN1

Aww why do you always get to be HF

You mean ONE of Castor's TN1s. At least one should get the poolside treatment

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:28 pm

For your ref, these are Todds Tri Bars.

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:33 pm

I like the more rounded look of the others Baldwyn has better

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:53 pm

RCSignals wrote:I like the more rounded look of the others Baldwyn has better

agreed

i prefer dual prongs in those, but that's just me.....i like to puncture my straps and hear the sound of shrunken lamb souls screaming in terror and then suddenly silenced...........

The_Raiders · Post by **The_Raiders** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:40 pm

I got TODD's jacket and I didn't like the slide bars. I put D rings on mine.

whipcracker · Post by **whipcracker** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:48 pm

RCSignals wrote:
indy1936 wrote:Holt,
Thanks for the info. When I asked about them last month i was told that they do not carry tri-glides.
Weird
They are afraid of disappointing Holt. His ancestors invaded and occupied the country once long ago and the memory of it remains strong.

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:58 pm

just wanted to post that i bought these 3bar buckles and man they are nice..(2 sets for like $11 including shipping....not bad at all)......i was surprised as to the weight of them as i have bought different styles in the past and these ones are definitely the most robust. i hazard to guess that they are even heavier than what was on my todd's customs and standard.

i'm quite happy with them. good find heyjude and thanks for sharing.

i'm taking a set of these to tony next week to see if he has anything 'to go with it'

cheers,

G

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Fri May 01, 2009 1:03 am

G, you know he already has tri-bar buckles?

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:55 am

RCSignals wrote:G, you know he already has tri-bar buckles?

if he hasn't changed his hardware, they are chrome, curved, and a tad thicker/bigger than what i see on screen. they look really nice with the silver zip, but i like black buckles.....it 'feels' closer to SA for me