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Sliders..whats your thoughts on these?
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:46 pm
by Heyjude7
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:48 pm
by Holt
yeah they look ok. they look almost like what Todd uses.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:53 pm
by Heyjude7
i jus bought 2 and with shipping came out to $6.50..
they look decent enuf to use for a raiders
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:22 pm
by Zendragon
Burger King just came out with some sliders, they are pretty tasty
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:42 pm
by Dutch_jones
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:55 pm
by Baldwyn
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).
Re: Sliders..whats your thoughts on these?
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:11 pm
by Heyjude7
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.
Re: Sliders..whats your thoughts on these?
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:38 pm
by jacksdad
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?
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:12 pm
by Baldwyn
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.
Re: Sliders..whats your thoughts on these?
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:20 pm
by RCSignals
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.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:32 pm
by Kt Templar
The dremel through the middle bar sounds a reasonable route, then you could reinforce the middle with some wire and superglue etc.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:17 pm
by Zendragon
I need to come around here more often, so the Raiders sliders are now one piece vs the two rectangles?
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:19 pm
by Holt
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.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:32 pm
by Zendragon
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?
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:48 pm
by Holt
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
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:57 pm
by Zendragon
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
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:25 pm
by Heyjude7
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
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:35 pm
by RCSignals
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.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:40 pm
by Heyjude7
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
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:04 pm
by Baldwyn
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.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:30 pm
by Holt
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..
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:21 pm
by indy1936
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!
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:31 pm
by PLATON
I congratulate you for this find
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:46 pm
by Heyjude7
Thanks Platon!
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:16 pm
by Holt
indy1936:
yes they did. I just asked for tri glides. and that It was very important that I got this on my jacket.
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:20 pm
by indy1936
Holt,
Thanks for the info. When I asked about them last month i was told that they do not carry tri-glides.
Weird
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:49 am
by RCSignals
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.
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:11 pm
by Redinight
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....
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:42 pm
by Zendragon
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
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:17 pm
by Raider Of The Lost Ark
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?!!!
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:53 pm
by Holt
Im not French
Im a Viking..
you figure it out were I am from
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:48 pm
by gwyddion
Viking? realy?
In that case you have only been one for about 21 years
Regards, Geert
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:56 pm
by Holt
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.
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:50 am
by Baldwyn
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.
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:09 am
by Indiana G
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
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:19 am
by Baldwyn
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
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:38 am
by RCSignals
Turned out pretty good Baldwyn
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:30 am
by Heyjude7
Hey Baldwyn, when did u order and get those? i havent gotten my sliders yet
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:23 am
by Baldwyn
Heyjude7 wrote:Hey Baldwyn, when did u order and get those? i havent gotten my sliders yet
Thursday or Friday, and received them Monday!
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:24 am
by Heyjude7
gotta check my mail
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:05 pm
by Indiana G
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
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:26 pm
by Baldwyn
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
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:28 pm
by Kt Templar
For your ref, these are Todds Tri Bars.
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:33 pm
by RCSignals
I like the more rounded look of the others Baldwyn has better
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:53 pm
by Indiana G
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...........
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:40 pm
by The_Raiders
I got TODD's jacket and I didn't like the slide bars. I put D rings on mine.
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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:48 pm
by whipcracker
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.
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:58 pm
by Indiana G
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
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 1:03 am
by RCSignals
G, you know he already has tri-bar buckles?
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 1:55 am
by Indiana G
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