Sandpaper on new rope

[MattyF]

New ropes are all shiney/slippery and hard to tune a VT that will bite and self tend on.

Personally think they are at there best once fluffed up a little after a few weeks or more of climbing, maybe that is what he was doing taking a short cut??as I hate new ropes!!!

 

 

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[chris23a]

When I get a new rope I throw it out into the yard for the dogs to chew on for a few days, gets it nice and rough. Ive only had 2 or 3 snap on me.

[Mick Stockbridge]

Nah can't imagine anyone rubbing sandpaper over new rope, it makes me cringe just thinking about it. You sure he ain't pulling yer pisser.

[Justme]

Def dont do it to your slings.

 

Our local shop has a board with a sling on it. It had been cut on one edge, nailed through the middle & a bit of sand paper rubbed THREE times across its width. It was then tested to destruction. It failed at HALF its rated strength at the sanded part.

[Lm20]

Haha this has turn out to be a funny thread I watched him do it so he was telling porkys, I'll think I'll leave it then I just thought it was a common action to take with a spanky rope.

[Silverwood]

Def dont do it to your slings.

 

Our local shop has a board with a sling on it. It had been cut on one edge, nailed through the middle & a bit of sand paper rubbed THREE times across its width. It was then tested to destruction. It failed at HALF its rated strength at the sanded part.

 

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[bumble B]

Er not using a cambium saver has the same effect. Just speeds up the process of taking the smoothness off so long as he wasn't turning an 11mm rope into an 8mm.