This project was prompted by a question from Ryan Jenks of HowNot2:
"How much outward force does a cam put on the rock? Does it change if it's over cammed vs tipped out? What happens when you pull over an edge? How different is it vs a nut vs a tricam? How much force does a cam hook put on the rock? In general, this is interesting, if you come across a fragile flake, then it matters.
After 3 years, we are finally getting to test the outward force of gear. While we make final adjustments to our latest jib/adapter for our pull tester, let's get a baseline on what to expect. How much force does math say we should get on the rock if you pull down 2kn on a cam, nut, tri-cam? Assume parallel sides for cams and tricams. Assume a 20 degree angle for a nut.
Let's start this discussion here in Discord because we have another important step designing the experiment after we set the baseline of what we hypothesize."