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Trap Hardware Connecting Devices #1772964
01/28/10 10:06 AM
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When there are topic discussions about using different kinds of hardware fasteners to affix and secure to traps, chain, cable, stakes, snares, drags, drowners, etc., names of devices are mentioned - often without photos. Most of us tend to assume that other trappers already know what we are talking about when tossing out a connector term.

And, there are always those times that we need a replacement part for something that we already own, or we may want to make and rig up something without knowing what to call the parts that we need when shopping for the components to make it.

For those younger and beginning trappers who may not be familiar with their names or what they look like, here are illustrations of the more popular ones used for those purposes as a reference assembled under one cover for easy access to know and learn what they are.

These are commercial devises available from most trapping supply houses and local hardware store outlets, and the majority of the photos were taken from online trapping supply, hardware fastener dealer and manufacturer catalogs - the malority of the photos are from Minnesota Trapping Products and F&T Fur Harvester catalogs. It is by no means intended to be all inclusive, but the best examples that I could assemble for an overview of what I found available that could be used by trappers.

I puposely did not include homemade devices in the main content of this introductory post - that is a separate topic that has been covered and discussed numerous times with several examples of what they are and how made already in the Archives here and on other trapping forums.

However, I will include some to show how the homemade commercial counterparts are used in practice on traps, chains, etc. Those will be easily recognized compared to the manufactured products.

These names are as close to what I believe to be hardware industry standards for them. Individuals may refer to them differently, and they even may have different regional terminology. The list of photos is in no special order, but are grouped in categories as close as I could come up with for now.

Hopefully, as this post may progress, members will share photos as to how they apply and use these different devices on their gear, and anyway else on the trapline. This is an open invitation for those to show their respective applications to compliment this narrative.

Contributions of examples from member trappers that arrive on this thread will be included in an Appendix at the end of this draft.

There will be duplicates of some of the same connectors to view them from different perspectives to show variations in size, gauge, shape and manner of manufacturing assembly.

*** IF? *** You are wondering where to find any of these for purchase, you can find the majority of them through Minnesota Trapline Products or F&T Fur Harvesters online catalogs, or through any other reputable trapping supply dealers of choice.

TAKE SPECIAL NOTE

There are over 50 photos in this post and unfortunately the forum would only record half of them. The narrative and all of the photos can be found here:

Trap Hardware

Jonathan


Camera Gear: Canon EOS 7D-MK-II, Canon EF-S 10-22mm, EF 28-135mm, EF 100-400mm and EF 400mm lenses.



Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: Jonathan] #1773049
01/28/10 10:51 AM
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Jonathan, as usual, very informative.


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Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: Ohio Andy] #1774170
01/28/10 07:00 PM
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Does anyone happen to have any example photos of how they use some of this hardware in combinations on the trapline?

Jonathan


Camera Gear: Canon EOS 7D-MK-II, Canon EF-S 10-22mm, EF 28-135mm, EF 100-400mm and EF 400mm lenses.



Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: Jonathan] #1774341
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Thanks Jonathan,good info


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Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: trapper al] #1775302
01/29/10 02:10 AM
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Anybody else know about all of this stuff? I never did 60 years ago when I started out.

A TTT of sorts looking for examples to feed my intent of the original ink drop.

Jonathan


Camera Gear: Canon EOS 7D-MK-II, Canon EF-S 10-22mm, EF 28-135mm, EF 100-400mm and EF 400mm lenses.



Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: ] #1775625
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Excellent info even for us experienced beginners, Jonathan! Here is a connecting device I use a lot as an inline swivel for snares and extention cable for bodygrips. They are brass barrel swivels that are anodized black. Pictured are size #8 (which are rated at 900 lbs.) being used with double ferrules and 3/32" cable.




These swivels are available through commercial fishing dealers or Rally Snares.


Last edited by 4 Fur; 01/29/10 09:19 AM.

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Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: Jonathan] #1777059
01/29/10 08:21 PM
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I was thinking about purchasing some of those to attach chain to my 330's but wasn't confident in their strength. I went another way.

Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: Ohio Andy] #1777601
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Well done wise one.

Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: Truevine] #1777875
01/30/10 03:05 AM
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Here are a few examples for the Appendix.

Jonathan

"Basic Sets" Forum - Trapperman.com



ADC, IA - Assorted Snare Locks



Possumskinner, VA



Phil Brown, PA - Cable Stake Rigging







Jim Blakley, MN - Chain Drowner



Swampfox, DE - Rebar Stake Puller





Unknown





2poor, MN - Conibear Anchor



2Chase, MI



Trapp, British Columbia - #110 Spring Connector



Unknown



Jim Bauer,MN - Rebar Drowning Slider



Goldy,MN - Drowning Rods
















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Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: Jonathan] #1777889
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Not to step on your toes Jonathan...


Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: Andrew N.] #1777895
01/30/10 04:08 AM
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Livetrap, That didn't bother my ingrown toenails the least bit. Thank you for the contribution of that valuable example. That is the exact type of ingenuity that I was shopping for to add to this thread. Neat!!

Chain is in fact hardware and an obvious connecting device and I will put it in the Appendix.

Jonathan


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Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: Jonathan] #1778373
01/30/10 12:20 PM
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Jonathan,

Here are a few we use for cats and you can use a smaller version for attaching smaller traps for say marten, or kill traps. Easy to get traps on and off with gloves on in the winter, yet critters can't get them off as you have to be able to push the nail/metal rod against the cable to get it to come back out.





Akntpr on the Wilderness side has a version he sells with a loop where I have the two ferrils that you can then push the nail part through to make a loop around a tree if you wanted to. Very ingenious, but I will leave it to him to share.

-TJ


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Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: Top Jimmy] #1778965
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Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: white17] #1779001
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What an informative thread, thanks to all who've contributed.

Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: CMS1972] #1779071
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Thanks everyone. This place is seriously informative.

Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: Gage Drift] #1779149
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Posts like this are why I like this site! So much to learn.

Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: moretime] #1779199
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Jimmy, Thanks for sharing that variation on a theme. I've only seen a similar application as your "connector" strategy once before, and it was for water trapping.

Jonathan


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Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: Jonathan] #1779269
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a great and useful thread

Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: TimmyTrapsFur] #1779286
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Great thread, I hope this gets archived.


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Re: Trap Hardware Connecting Devices [Re: Jonathan] #1779301
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Thanks all for the info/new ideas.


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