My splicing attempts

[CraigD]

yes ive never really been a big fan of exposed eye's.. got a heap of bee line to splice up ill post some more pic's when there done, will also try and get a few break tested to see were they break at

[High Scale]

Nice Craig, I remember Moray on the Buzz did a break test of 8mm Beeline e2e with the double-braid splice. It failed at 5016 lbs.

[CraigD]

Thanks

 

 

 

interesting, 5016 lbs (pounds?) that's 2.27 tonne isn't it?

 

Average break strength for 8mm bee line 3.6 tonne (approx)

 

So... from the splice the rope lost just over 1 tonne, 2.27 tonne still a good break though. Its interesting breaking splices, I find usually, that the rope breaks at the bend, not necessarily from the splice pulling out... would've been interesting to watch it... guess I'll just have to wait to watch mine:001_tt2:

Edited July 21, 2011 by CraigD

[High Scale]

Ugly old 8 strand towing rope for a friend, covered in oil even though I washed it twice, small neat eye already there, I spliced the odd looking large eye, not nice. Rope will be used to tow 1930's Bentleys and Fraser Nash automobiles.

[Rich Rule]

I have been having an idea about keeping the large eye of a ropeguide open for easier retrieval. First I used piano wire bit then worried a bit that it might be damaging the internal fibres of the splice. I have toyed with different methods and the latest I knocked up last night. 2 pieces if piano wire taped together and then inserted into a length of fuel hose. Kept the wire about an inch shorter than the hose and then inserted into the rope before I formed the eye. Also popped some ageing wrap over the eye. Time will tell but it is pretty sturdy.

[onelab]

Looks good mate. I put some plastic tubing into some magma ice & used it for the first time today. I think I loaded the eye too much & its creased the tubing at the half way point

 

I've been wondering if we should actually be using friction cord for the pinto attachment.

Surely its now subject to double the loading than it would be in normal application as a friction hitch, since there will be double the load at the pulley?

[DrewB]

a neat way to keep the eye stiff and open is to do an endless loop splice, the eye is where the crossover is. The extra material here creates the stiffness that forms the eye and needs no wire or anything inserted. one of many cool tricks that were shown by climbers at the worlds over the weekend:) It needs double braid rope by the way.

[onelab]

a neat way to keep the eye stiff and open is to do an endless loop splice, the eye is where the crossover is. The extra material here creates the stiffness that forms the eye and needs no wire or anything inserted. one of many cool tricks that were shown by climbers at the worlds over the weekend:) It needs double braid rope by the way.

 

Good tip mate. Did they just whip the two sides of the loop together to form the eyes?

[DrewB]

just micro stitcing down the length-the prussic with the pinto keeps the legs together in use.

[DrewB]

some splices from today just standard double braids