Yale XTC splice dissection

[Dean Lofthouse]

Decided to see how Yale do their splices so dissected an old rope eye splice.

 

The actual outer sheath bury is only approx 6" long. I would have expected a lot deeper bury

 

I cut farther back to find the crossover and there wasn't one as you would expect. The inner core is plaited very neatly as shown in the pics.

 

Three core sections are twisted together which must then incorporate the the main inner core farther up.

 

Interesting to see what you entrust your life to.

 

The outer sheath fell off as I was dissecting, so the outer core you can see is the eye and the bury

 

You can tell I was bored today eh ?

[Stephen Blair]

wow, i have always wanted to know that:001_rolleyes:

[Dean Lofthouse]

wow, i have always wanted to know that:001_rolleyes:

 

I thought you might, thats why I made a special effort for you Stevie

[RobRainford]

it is a wonder how little you do actually trust your life on, but have they actually failed?

 

as you tension it the rope squashes together and its a like a finger trap, the harder you pull, the harder it squashes together.

 

Have you ever spliced 16 strand dean? the final bury is a bit of a nightmare, as its a lot to go down a little hole!

[Dean Lofthouse]

I've done a few splices on it Rob and each time my hands are really sore afterwards. Its the last bit, the "crossover" I struggle with

[bob]

I've done a few splices on it Rob and each time my hands are really sore afterwards. Its the last bit, the "crossover" I struggle with

 

as before call round it,s so easy when you know how:thumbup:

[Dean Lofthouse]

as before call round

 

I will, eventually

[Peter]

As Yale or any manufactorer will tell you, their in house splices are finished using brute force, whereas a hand splice relies on finess and skill.

[Dean Lofthouse]

As Yale or any manufactorer will tell you, their in house splices are finished using brute force, whereas a hand splice relies on finess and skill.

 

I'd love to see how they plait the inner core and bury it whilst keeping the rope diametre the same with no lumps.

 

I think we should get a group of geeks together, buy a load of crates of beer and organise an arbtalk Yale factory visit.

 

Even if we dont learn anything, we can get rat arsed

[RobRainford]

I'd love to see how they plait the inner core and bury it whilst keeping the rope diametre the same with no lumps.

 

I think we should get a group of geeks together, buy a load of crates of beer and organise an arbtalk Yale factory visit.

 

Even if we dont learn anything, we can get rat arsed

 

And maybe get a new rope in the process!

 

Plaiting the inner core would save space wouldn't it?