My splicing attempts

[BenR]

Tree Services Magazine - FEATURES - Splicing 101

posted on treebuzz recently. gives a good idea of how to check your splices..

[onelab]

Can anyone help with which splicing instructions to follow for these two ropes?

 

Both of these have been used, so I'm not sure how easy they'll be.

 

Thanks, Dan

[Rich Rule]

both of them look like a nightmare... are you a sadist or something..?

 

If someone gave them to me to splice i would charge them the same as it would be to buy new with a splice.

[High Scale]

Top one is Beal rope I think, I'm not sure but I don't think you can splice it, I thought the other one was Fly but it looks like a double braid to me, maybe?

[onelab]

  Rich Rule said:

both of them look like a nightmare... are you a sadist or something..?

 

If someone gave them to me to splice i would charge them the same as it would be to buy new with a splice.

 

Unfortunately it was my boss lol

 

  High Scale said:

Top one is Beal rope I think, I'm not sure but I don't think you can splice it, I thought the other one was Fly but it looks like a double braid to me, maybe?

 

No you were right, the red one is fly, that looks a tricky splice. I'm not holding out much hope for the blue one.

I've also decided to splice some 16mm marlow braid & some ocean polyester. They don't look great either.

 

I'm seem to be really shooting myself in the foot for some reason

[High Scale]

Fly is not an easy splice I have been told, not done one myself, Marlow braid is a three strand rope with a braided cover, Ocean Polyester is tight but easy enough, I think you'll manage that one with no problems.

 

I did one yesterday and some Liros Runner, now that is easy.

 

Notice the splice on the left, the frapping turns cross? Nick from WI spotted that straight away.

[Peter]

Thats a Nick pet hate though, I think he has frapping related OCD.

 

I wouldnt try splicing either the Beal or the Fly, tie a bowline in each and give em back!

[High Scale]

  Peter said:

Thats a Nick pet hate though, I think he has frapping related OCD.

 

I wouldnt try splicing either the Beal or the Fly, tie a bowline in each and give em back!

 

Yeah, he is fussy about that type of thing but he is right.

[onelab]

  High Scale said:

Fly is not an easy splice I have been told, not done one myself, Marlow braid is a three strand rope with a braided cover, Ocean Polyester is tight but easy enough, I think you'll manage that one with no problems.

 

I did one yesterday and some Liros Runner, now that is easy.

 

Notice the splice on the left, the frapping turns cross? Nick from WI spotted that straight away.

 

Fountain of knowledge once again . Although I think you have more faith in me with the OP than I do lol. Is it just a standard double braid mate?

 

  Peter said:

Thats a Nick pet hate though, I think he has frapping related OCD.

 

I wouldnt try splicing either the Beal or the Fly, tie a bowline in each and give em back!

 

Good call. Wonder how much I could charge

[High Scale]

Yeah OP double braid splice, cross over is a slight pain, I use a rubber mallet to loosen the throat and lots of bending and flexing.