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Technical Details

I acquired this Westfall Pro WF–7001 from jerre_5323 in 2023.

My Westfall Pro WF–7001 is 254 mm. long, 50 mm. wide, 9 mm. thick, and weighs 239 g. It is milled from an aluminum alloy plate and then soft anodized. It has six 22.0 mm. holes for 7/16 – 3/4" (11-19 mm.) rope.

The front is printed with "UTS 5000–lbf (22kN)," a rigging illustration, '7/16" to 3/4" (11-19mm) Rope Only,' "OSHA 1926 Sub M & 1910 / ANSI z359.1 / ANSI A10.32," "WARNING: READ AND FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURES [sic] INSTRUCTIONS," "WF-7001," "MFG: 09/2015," and "WESTFALL PRO."

Comments

The Tractel Splice-Safe is one of the following nearly identical termination anchors:

Image Item Finish Rope Bee Access Termination Anchor Anodized 5/8" - 3/4" (16-19 mm.) Big City Access Hold Me™ Termination Anchor Anodized 5/8" - 3/4" (16-19 mm.) Guardian Fall Protection #01300 Anodized 5/8" - 3/4" (16-19 mm.) Mio Mechanical RCP–12, Version A Galvanized 7/16" - 1/2" (11-13 mm.) Mio Mechanical RCP–12, Version B Anodized 7/16" - 1/2" (11-13 mm.)	Image Item Finish Rope MSA RIW1000 None 5/8" (16 mm.) MSA SRIW1000 Anodized 5/8" (16 mm.) Spider Anodized 5/8" (16 mm.) Tractel Splice-Safe V4260 None 5/8" - 3/4" (16-19 mm.) laid 7/16" - 1/2" (11-13mm.) kernmantle Westfall Pro WF–7001 Anodized 7/16" - 3/4" (11-19 mm.)

My first impression was that these were designed for members of the bigger-is-better crowd and for people who don't know how (or can't be trusted) to tie knots. Even so, users should be particularly careful to follow the rigging illustrations exactly, even when it not provided. The typical illustration, if one exists, has an Escheresque feel that makes it easy to overlook some of the subtleties required for proper use. By the way, the rigging illustrations, when they exist, do not always completely agree with each other.

These can be used to create an anchor that can be released under load, but that can be done without requiring special equipment. These might prove useful in some specialized situations (perhaps in training rigging?), but I don't see much need for these in general caving or climbing.