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| MrAl:
Hello there, Recently i realized that my hand held scope could benefit from having a lanyard attached to it. I wondered why it and others like it did not have one. Thus i set out to make one for the scope, and i may make one for some of my other hand held devices too such as multimeters and the like. The scope i was talking about has a stand so that when you open the stand on the back the scope can sit up at an angle for easier viewing. The stand is not super strong but it's not exactly weak either. It also had two small slots right near the hinge of the back stand that allowed me to push a cord through one slot and run behind the stand and then through the other slot and up beyond the top of the scope body. Tying a knot in the loop of cord i now have a lanyard on the scope. This allows me to hang it up nicely or even hang it on my belt or perhaps a shoulder strap. I found this useful for storage, viewing, and when i have to take it on a trip to measure something. I'm going to make one for some of my other devices too. The kind of cord matters though. It has to be strong yet thin enough to fit through the slots or holes on the meter to be fit. The kind i used was 1/8 inch diameter cord made for use with parachutes. This is some strong stuff you cant break it with your hands no way. The only problem was getting it through the slots. The slots were narrow and i did not want to enlarge them. The cord did make it through though as i pushed it through with a very small screwdriver, but if it was any thicker i could see that not working at all. In that case there is another type of cord and also thread that is called "Dyneema" and it is very strong stuff even in a thread size. Even with the thread size i dont think you can break it with your bare hands. Of course it will also depend on the actual thickness. That kind of cord/rope/thread can be used to go through the holes/slots and then use a thicker cord to run through that loop and make a larger loop for hanging. I've used Dyneema thread for lanyards for thumb drives. You could also use steel wire or insulated stranded copper wire, but solid copper may not be as good. I have to highly recommend this, could prevent an accidental drop incident, and I'll post a pic of the scope with the lanyard if anyone is interested. I really think they should have holes in the devices just made for lanyards of some type. |
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