Faders
Ballet
I acquired this eight from Barrabés.com in 2003.
The Faders Ballet is forged from aluminum alloy and then hard anodized. Mine is 108 mm. tall, 80 mm. wide, and 19 mm. thick. The Faders has a distinct bend that accounts for the increased thickness; if flat, it would be only 10.1 mm. thick. The rope hole is 53 mm high and 35 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 10 mm. The shaft length and width are 35 mm. and 25 mm, respectively. The eye measures 20 mm. by 25 mm. The ears are 12.3 mm. long. My Faders Ballet weighs 84 g.
The concave side of the shaft has "FADERS" in raised forged letters.
The Faders Ballet The Faders Ballet is a typical example of
a "mini"
size figure eight with ears. It is a small eight, and lighter
than most figure eights with ears. If the Ballet were flat, it
would create more friction than most. The bend allows it to be
rigged two ways with differing amounts of friction. Similar bends
occur on other small eights such as the Chouinard
Version B, Faders, Frendo
Version B, and the Trango Penta,
but the Faders Ballet also has ears. Better yet, the ears are
placed low where they can function effectively without increasing
the size of the eight. For an eared eight, I like this one enough
to give it a star.
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©2007, Gary D. Storrick