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jeepnphreak
Jan 11, 2010, 6:59 PM
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Does anyone know if there is a chart that compares the differnet cam sizes of the different companys? I tried google and the RC.com search but came up nada. Iam looking for a easy way to compare cam sizes of like Metelous power cam, trango flex cams and BD C4 for example. I want to double up on sizes but not be limited to just one brand. I would go to the local gear shop BUT they dont carry a very large selection of gear.
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bill123
Jan 11, 2010, 7:13 PM
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Try this: http://clydesoles.com/Front/Camgraph.html If you look around the site, there are graphs that compare cams in differet ways.
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qtm
Jan 11, 2010, 7:36 PM
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Edit: Image removed, see post further down. Based on the "min" and "max" given by the manufacturers. Which may not represent the actual camming range of each cam. I have a chart of smaller cams, I'll have to look to see where that went, I'll upload that later if I find it. Edit: Here they are, full charts for large and small cams. Edit: Links to updated charts below.
(This post was edited by qtm on Jan 20, 2010, 8:20 PM)
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jeepnphreak
Jan 11, 2010, 8:25 PM
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qtm wrote: Based on the "min" and "max" given by the manufacturers. Which may not represent the actual camming range of each cam. I have a chart of smaller cams, I'll have to look to see where that went, I'll upload that later if I find it. Perfect!! thanks so much. and yes if you can get a chart of the smaller cams that woud be great as well.
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asaxton
Jan 11, 2010, 8:59 PM
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If you go to supertopo.com and download one of their sample topos, there is a side by side comparison of cams. In particular, look at the red rocks sample topo. Also, is it taboo to refer to supertopo.com on RC.com ?
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rschap
Jan 12, 2010, 2:50 AM
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This thread should be linked in the lab.
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jeepnphreak
Jan 12, 2010, 2:48 PM
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asaxton wrote: If you go to supertopo.com and download one of their sample topos, there is a side by side comparison of cams. In particular, look at the red rocks sample topo. Also, is it taboo to refer to supertopo.com on RC.com ? thanks for the tip Ill slide over there and check it out.
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evanwish
Jan 12, 2010, 8:21 PM
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i made up this one (similar to the one for the BD Camalots) for my partner's and my offwidth rack. so yeah here's the size comparison for the BIG GEAR!!
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harpo_the_climber
Jan 13, 2010, 2:35 PM
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I am having trouble with boh the Clydes chart, and the image shack charts. In the Clydes chart, the numbers are too big for the cells and you can't see all the info. In the imageshack charts, the image is either too big or too small on my screen. When it is too big, you have to scroll to see all the info, when too small you can't see the info. Also, it prints too big to be convienient. Can any computer geeks help?
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qtm
Jan 13, 2010, 2:52 PM
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Right click on the imageshack files and save them to your computer. Once you save them, open them up locally and you should be able to print them scaled to full page using Windows Picture Viewer. If you still have problems, PM me and I'll send you a PDF (assuming you have a PDF reader).
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OZFO
Jan 13, 2010, 5:39 PM
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http://www.clydesoles.com/Front/Camsbrand.html http://www.clydesoles.com/Front/Camssize.html
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jeepnphreak
Jan 13, 2010, 8:29 PM
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harpo_the_climber wrote: I am having trouble with boh the Clydes chart, and the image shack charts. In the Clydes chart, the numbers are too big for the cells and you can't see all the info. In the imageshack charts, the image is either too big or too small on my screen. When it is too big, you have to scroll to see all the info, when too small you can't see the info. Also, it prints too big to be convienient. Can any computer geeks help? As mentioned above by QTM, he can send you the format in PDF. if you need a free PDF reader. here is the latest. http://get.adobe.com/reader/
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kachoong
Jan 17, 2010, 3:53 PM
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Qtm: Great chart! I really like it... I made an excel one in a similar fashion but sorted by brand. Your way of sorting by size makes much more sense. I really like how you put in the old camalot sizes. Any chance you could add Trango flex cams? Are there any more that could be added too? Perhaps the Ball nutz? One typo I found you might want to fix is the BD C3 Green is a "0" and not "00". Great stuff!
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evanwish
Jan 21, 2010, 5:51 PM
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what program did you use to make that? Excell? I tried to make somthing like that for my partner's and my combined gear, but couldn't figure it out
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qtm
Jan 21, 2010, 6:20 PM
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Yes, it's an excel chart. The chart has the cams, min, max and calculated range from the two. The charts have the range column as the data and the cam name columns as the label. Had to play around with the various graphs to find the one I wanted with the data shown in the correct way.
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kachoong
Jan 22, 2010, 4:04 PM
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Great stuff on the charts! I decided to go ahead and make my own instead though, so I appreciate the tips. Certainly will need some refining but it's a great resource to know how I can best fill in gaps in my rack... being that it's a franken-rack 'n' all. The graphs aren't as good as yours but here's what I came up with for the smaller ones... I sorted by range midpoint rather than smallest range... plus it's in mm for my metric brain. heh!
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