I recently got a new metal lathe. My last metal lathe crashed about 20 years ago and I;ve been bodging by with a wood lathe and drill press tricks. I have a few small projects in mind, and in addition to those, deadeyes caught my eye. Not the lignum verta sort of square riggers, but something small for Dyneema.
Aluminum should be the trick, or even Nylon for light load applications.
or what about Low friction rings or even big thimbles? Even high-end boats use these.
A turnbuckle on the Lagoon, vs. the thimble lashing on an Outremer 51.
But what I can't get my arms around, if Outremer and other high-end makers are OK with lashings, is what is the advantage of bespoke deadeyes? My gut is that they are a little easier to tension, but is that even true, if the lines all run the same way? Some mini-deadeyes would be cool and trick, but is there no point?
Some years ago I tested lashing efficiency for PS, comparing Colligo eyes with LFRs. I couldn't measure enough difference to publish.
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