goatchin
ArboristSite Operative
Cracked my log tape yesterday when I released it and caught sideways between two logs, gave it a tug and pop it went. Caught the slack b4 it could unwind. Around 16" from hook. Racked my brain rest of day on how to fix for time being, thought I had small rivets but didn't.
Ended up finding a pack of small fold over brads like what's on the back of yellow manila envelopes. Overlapped tape an inch, drilled two small holes through tape, 2nd smallest bit in your typical set, can't remember exactly. Slid some heat shrink tune over one end and then out together with 2 brads, folded flat then hammerd flat. Slid tube over and heated it. Low and behold it still rewound! But noticed overlap edges would wear through so gave a light wrap of electrical tape and still reminds. Marked the 8'-7", 9-7", 10-7", 11-7", and 12-7" marks with sharpy to remind it's a inch short and marked case too.
I know most won't mess with splicing but figured I would share bc of being only an inch off
Ended up finding a pack of small fold over brads like what's on the back of yellow manila envelopes. Overlapped tape an inch, drilled two small holes through tape, 2nd smallest bit in your typical set, can't remember exactly. Slid some heat shrink tune over one end and then out together with 2 brads, folded flat then hammerd flat. Slid tube over and heated it. Low and behold it still rewound! But noticed overlap edges would wear through so gave a light wrap of electrical tape and still reminds. Marked the 8'-7", 9-7", 10-7", 11-7", and 12-7" marks with sharpy to remind it's a inch short and marked case too.
I know most won't mess with splicing but figured I would share bc of being only an inch off