hackish 8 #1 September 3, 2016 I'm trying to repair a harness for a jumper. It was a student rig and I would have liked to buy a complete custom sized sport harness and sew it in. Unfortunately the $580 just for the harness is outside the budget. While I can duplicate the wrecked harness I would to build it as a proper articulated sized unit. While I always ask for and appreciate help from the manufacturer they have indicated that they don't even have engineering documents or cut sheets for their harnesses. I guess it is just done on a bunch of marks on a table and the stitchers just know how to make them... Does anyone have ideas or info on how to project jumper measurements into an actual harness size? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #2 September 3, 2016 Try measuring your customer as if he/she were buying a new container. Send the order form to the factory loft mumbling something about "resizing" the harness. Most factories will cheerfully send you finished dimensions. One formula starts with the customer's height minus his/her inseam, then minus 21 or 22 inches. That will tell you how long to build the MLW (base of 3-Ring to hip joint. Then cut the lateral, chest and leg straps and sew them on. When in doubt, make chest, lateral and leg straps too long. You can always shorten them later ..... or give them a sales pitch about "all the top swoopers have extra-long chest straps. Hee! Hee! Test-fit the harness on the customer before making leg pads. Another method involves educated guesses about laterals, leg straps and chest strap. "Fake" the MLW length with light-weight, 1 inch wide webbing and test-fit it on the customer. Adjust the adjustable MLW until your customer is comfortable. Then you know how long to sew the MLW. Does that answer your question? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
