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- Use Nichrome in tension instead of Dyneema.
- Only a single piece of Nichrome is used to hold the springs in compression. From initial calculations, 2 mm gauge Nichrome was enough due to the high tensile strength of Nichrome.
- Nichrome can be wrapped around the bushing at the top of the interior of the staging cone below the screw for attaching the shock cord.
- Spring (5in length, 1.225 in outside diameter): https://www.grainger.com/product/SPEC-Compression-Spring-Heavy-Duty-54NR98
- Tensile testing for Nichrome.