treeclimber165
Member A.K.A Skwerl
How many of you guys splice your own ropes? This hasn't been discussed here in a while and I recently started making my own splices. Mainly because the double fisherman's knot on my lifeline interferes with my friction hitch sometimes.
I have no formal training or instruction other than what I've read on forums and from the splicing instructions from New England Ropes and Samson Ropes websites. But I'm finding some tricks not mentioned in their instructions. One is that I'm setting up a 3-1 or 4-1 pulley system in the backyard and using a VT or Distel hitch to set the eye. I have blisters from milking the cover by hand trying to set the eye.
I do not have a fid yet, using a coathanger as many do. For long pulls I'm folding the hanger in two and feeding it in from the exit point and out at the entry point. Then I attach the rope core (or cover, depending on the splice) and pull it through. This is easier than attaching the rope core or cover first and trying to push it through. A wise man once told me "You can't push a rope". I never imagined he was talking about splicing!
I ordered a fid, whipping twine and whipping needle from Sherrill yesterday. I wasn't sure which fid to get and the website descriptions were confusing and conflicting on the sizes. I'm confident of my double braid splice without whipping but need to whip my Fly splice and lockstitch my 16 strand splices on the Safety Blue and Blue Streak. I picked up 3/4" shrink tubing from a local electronic supply house to protect the splices and whipping.
Online splicing instructions from New England-
http://www.neropes.com/splice/default.htm
I also have Samson's Blue Streak splicing instructions in .PDF and New England's Fly splice if anyone needs them. Just email me for those.
I have no formal training or instruction other than what I've read on forums and from the splicing instructions from New England Ropes and Samson Ropes websites. But I'm finding some tricks not mentioned in their instructions. One is that I'm setting up a 3-1 or 4-1 pulley system in the backyard and using a VT or Distel hitch to set the eye. I have blisters from milking the cover by hand trying to set the eye.
I do not have a fid yet, using a coathanger as many do. For long pulls I'm folding the hanger in two and feeding it in from the exit point and out at the entry point. Then I attach the rope core (or cover, depending on the splice) and pull it through. This is easier than attaching the rope core or cover first and trying to push it through. A wise man once told me "You can't push a rope". I never imagined he was talking about splicing!
I ordered a fid, whipping twine and whipping needle from Sherrill yesterday. I wasn't sure which fid to get and the website descriptions were confusing and conflicting on the sizes. I'm confident of my double braid splice without whipping but need to whip my Fly splice and lockstitch my 16 strand splices on the Safety Blue and Blue Streak. I picked up 3/4" shrink tubing from a local electronic supply house to protect the splices and whipping.
Online splicing instructions from New England-
http://www.neropes.com/splice/default.htm
I also have Samson's Blue Streak splicing instructions in .PDF and New England's Fly splice if anyone needs them. Just email me for those.