OK, you have the chain...
But do you know how to throw it...? 🙂
(And then, of course, how to wrap it back up so you can throw it again...?)
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Are you talking about a steel tape without a reel? I could probably still throw one of those but it might take an extra try. I tried unravelling one once that was "thrown" by a guy left-handed. It was a mess.
I am not sure how they wrapped up the old chains though, other than flipping them link-by-link. I envision that they unravelled them and just drug them all day until the end of the day when they "wrapped" them back up.
Top link on top for the throw, with a little extra for the rear chainman behind. Rear chain man rolls and moves up.
> Top link on top for the throw, with a little extra for the rear chainman behind. Rear chain man rolls and moves up.
I can't quite picture what you are saying.
I did find these instructions on line:
Note 1. In folding up the chain, it is most expeditious to begin at the middle, and fold it up double. When you wish to unfold it, take both the handles in your left-hand, and the other part of the chain in your right; then throw it from you, taking care to keep hold of the handles. You must then adjust the links before you proceed to measure.
Note 2. Chains, which have three rings between each link, are much better than those which have only two: as they are so apt to twist.
Not sure exactly what they mean by "fold it up double" either. (flip two links back and forth at a time?)
Maybe I'll have to take mine out and mess with it a little.