Splicing tools

[ben-jammin]

I'll keep trying, but maybe tomorrow now, hands have had it!! Gonna have a crack at double braid in the week so hopefully that'll have a smoother finish??????

[High Scale]

Double braid is easy compared to 16 strand, used 16 strand is not easy at all, I would try on new rope first otherwise you can quickly lose motivation.

[ben-jammin]

The double braid is my brand new short rope so hopefully that'll go hitch free, wanted to have a bag at the 16 just to get the feel for it again and also try out my new fid... Will post the results of that one in the 'first double braid...' thread

 

Thanks for everyone's help

[BenC]

Umm try looking at posts 8 and 20 mate

 

Thanks David for the advice, I have already seen the pictures in the posts and I specificly wanted to see how people attach the wire to itself as I can think of several different ways but wanted to find out the most resilient way as I have a limited amount of wire and I keep pulling the wire apart (e.g. snapping it) which is fustrating to say the least.

[David Goss]

So here's what I've come up with from a hardware shop, a habadashery and a boat chandlery.

 

[Jamie]

hey all, i started off using tubular fids i got about 6 years ago from proclimber. My splicing started as i was living with a cold cold girlfriend and blistering my hands splicing was more entertaining, but thats a bit off topic. back to fids. i like tubular fids for double braids until the last step tucking the core back into the throat.

 

my toolkit comprises of a number 1 cross screwdriver sharpened to a point as my marlinspike, a set of tubular fids, a wire fid (one of nods and a home made job). some sissors, a knife, a tape measure a sailmakers palm a set of needles and a fistful of dynamite. oh and a markerpen, some whipping twine and tape and a lighter and some tunes. oh and some instructions and some time.

 

then a lotta practice.

 

jamie

[WeeDee]

hey all, i started off using tubular fids i got about 6 years ago from proclimber. My splicing started as i was living with a cold cold girlfriend and blistering my hands splicing was more entertaining, but thats a bit off topic. back to fids. i like tubular fids for double braids until the last step tucking the core back into the throat.

 

my toolkit comprises of a number 1 cross screwdriver sharpened to a point as my marlinspike, a set of tubular fids, a wire fid (one of nods and a home made job). some sissors, a knife, a tape measure a sailmakers palm a set of needles and a fistful of dynamite. oh and a markerpen, some whipping twine and tape and a lighter and some tunes. oh and some instructions and some time.

 

then a lotta practice.

 

jamie

 

Mines a bit like that, but I have the addition of a large bucket of curses and blasphemes that are liberally applied when crossovers become a bit tight.

[ben-jammin]

Spliced the other end of a 3M length of new 16 strand I'd already spliced once, crossover much smoother, new rope a breeze

[David Goss]

Mines a bit like that, but I have the addition of a large bucket of curses and blasphemes that are liberally applied when crossovers become a bit tight.

 

Cool i have plenty of that, 2 buckets full in fact having all the Italian words as well. I am well prepared then, all i need now is the tools and some rope to work on:thumbup:

[Dak]

Cool i have plenty of that, 2 buckets full in fact having all the Italian words as well. I am well prepared then, all i need now is the tools and some rope to work on:thumbup:

 

I went into my local arb shop and asked them for odd ends, they'll either give it to ya or charge you a few pennies if their tight!