3-prong adapters
Jim DeWees
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Title:
3-prong adapters
Creator:
Jim DeWees
Date:
4/23/2004
Text:
I thought I would just pass on some information about a new product that I
am using with AK laminations.
American Prosthetic Components just released the 3-prong adapter and the
lamination tool. Before this was available, and I had to use another brand
of adapter, it was tedious work to pack the threads of the adapter with
clay, and then have to use a dremmel tool to grind it out, etc. It was a
very time consuming and messy job.
This new adapter is much easier, there is a threaded cap that fits over the
treads and makes a perfect seal, also providing a nice wide groove to tie
off the carbon and fabric. After the lamination is complete, it is a simple
task to just unscrew this cap, and the threads are perfectly clean, and
there is no need to grind anything. It is perfect.
The old type of adapter has the set-screw on the laminated part. This new
adapter from American Prosthetic Components has the set screw on the dome,
the laminated piece is solid. This is a much easier one to use, and makes
more sense.
Just a thought that I wanted to pass on. When there is something new out
there that works well, I think this is the place to share that info.
Also, it costs less money to buy, and the quality is extremely good,
flawless.
Also, I am looking for air expulsion valve that have been successful for
BKs. I have tried the USMC/Seattle 4 prong, pyramid adapter with the hole
in it with the green air valve. The tool to install/remove the air valve is
junk and breaks without any effort at all. The one that I used recently had
issues, the green valve did not fit into the hole in the adapter. I
hammered it and pounded on it to try to make it fit, and it still didn't go.
If anyone knows of a good one that works that is similar from another
company, please let me know.
Thanks,
Jim DeWees, CP, BOCP, BS, etc. etc.
_________________________________________________________________
Lose those love handles! MSN Fitness shows you two moves to slim your waist.
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am using with AK laminations.
American Prosthetic Components just released the 3-prong adapter and the
lamination tool. Before this was available, and I had to use another brand
of adapter, it was tedious work to pack the threads of the adapter with
clay, and then have to use a dremmel tool to grind it out, etc. It was a
very time consuming and messy job.
This new adapter is much easier, there is a threaded cap that fits over the
treads and makes a perfect seal, also providing a nice wide groove to tie
off the carbon and fabric. After the lamination is complete, it is a simple
task to just unscrew this cap, and the threads are perfectly clean, and
there is no need to grind anything. It is perfect.
The old type of adapter has the set-screw on the laminated part. This new
adapter from American Prosthetic Components has the set screw on the dome,
the laminated piece is solid. This is a much easier one to use, and makes
more sense.
Just a thought that I wanted to pass on. When there is something new out
there that works well, I think this is the place to share that info.
Also, it costs less money to buy, and the quality is extremely good,
flawless.
Also, I am looking for air expulsion valve that have been successful for
BKs. I have tried the USMC/Seattle 4 prong, pyramid adapter with the hole
in it with the green air valve. The tool to install/remove the air valve is
junk and breaks without any effort at all. The one that I used recently had
issues, the green valve did not fit into the hole in the adapter. I
hammered it and pounded on it to try to make it fit, and it still didn't go.
If anyone knows of a good one that works that is similar from another
company, please let me know.
Thanks,
Jim DeWees, CP, BOCP, BS, etc. etc.
_________________________________________________________________
Lose those love handles! MSN Fitness shows you two moves to slim your waist.
<URL Redacted>
Citation
Jim DeWees, “3-prong adapters,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/222862.
