ARMY TM 10-1670-281-23&P
AIR FORCE T.O. 13C5-32-2
NAVY NAVAIR 13-1-32
2-37.
Bridle Breakcord Attaching Loop Buffer.
This task covers:
a.
Repair b.
Replace
Tools:
Materials/Parts (cont):
Knife, Item 4, Appendix B
Wax, Paraffin, Item 47, Appendix D
Pot, Melting, Item 13, Appendix B
Webbing, Cotton, 1 3/4-inch Wide, Type VIII,
Sewing Machine, Heavy-Duty, Item 18, Appendix B
Item 50, Appendix D
Yardstick, Item 24, Appendix B
Equipment Condition:
Materials/Parts:
Cleaned, paragraph 2-12
Beeswax, Item 1, Appendix D
Inspected, paragraph 2-9, 2-13
Thread, Nylon, Size 3, Item 42/43, Appendix D
Bag laid out flat
a. Repair. Restitch broken or loose stitching according to original construction details using a heavy-duty
sewing machine with size 3 nylon thread, 5 to 8 stitches per inch.
b. Replacement. Replace a damaged bridle breakcord attaching loop buffer by fabricating as follows:
(1) Remove the original buffer from within the bridle breakcord attaching loop by cutting the stitching
which secures the buffer to the loop.
(2) Cut an 8-inch length of 1 ¾ -inch wide, type Vlll cotton webbing and wax the ends.
(3) Position the webbing length in the original buffer location and secure the replacement buffer to the
loop webbing by stitching a 7 ¾ -inch long box-stitch formation 1/8 inch in from each edge according
to the details in figure 2-127. Stitching will be made using a heavy-duty sewing machine, with size 3
nylon thread, 5 to 8 stitches per inch.
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