Saturn 12 (modified) Tuck Bury Splice Class 2, 12 Strand Ropes

SATURN12 Tuckbury splice 12strand This is a modification to the standard HMPE TuckBury 12strand splice to increased splice length Additional rope needed for splice on Saturn12 This modificaton must be used on Saturn12 products over 15 in diameter 212 fid lengths plus length of eye with thimble 212 fid lengths plus 1 12 circumference in feet m e asur e an d m arK 2 Fids step Tape end to be spliced Then measure 2 fid lengths Mark 1 from the bitter end and mark This is Mark 1 Wrap tape tightly around the rope at Mark 1 Mark 3 Mark 2 Form size of 1A From Mark 1 form a loop the size of the eye desired eye desired and mark This is Mark 2 214 Fids 1B From Mark 2 measure down the rope 214 fid lengths and mark This is Mark 3 2 Mark 1 Bitter End ta p e r t h e ta i lstep At Mark 1 pull out half the strands three S and three Z by s rotating around the rope pulling out strands in the pattern shown z s Z strand twist S strand clockwise twist z s This should leave 6 strands still braided down the middle z Tightly tape the ends of the 6 individual strands and the end of the remaining braided portion 2A On one side you should have two S strands and one Z strand and two Z strands and one S strand on the other side 3step 3A b urY t h e ta i l Pass the 3 strands closest to Mark 2 through the rope at Mark 2 Do not pull strands all the way through at this stage s z s 3B With all 6 strands that are still braided start to bury them down the center of the rope entering at Mark 2 and exiting at Mark 3 The tail should enter the standing part at the same point where the 3 strands pass through the rope Pull the tail out until Marks 1 and 2 meet Taper the end of the tail by cut ting it across at a 45degree angle s s z z s s z s z z s z Page 1 of 2 2090 Thornton Street T 3603844669 20062009 Samson Rope Technologies All rights reserved Ferndale WA USA 98248 F 3603840572 SATURN12 Tuckbury splice 12strand 3c Smooth the bunched line away from the eyeThe braided portion of the tail should disappear into the z s standing part of the line s 3d When the braided section is buried make sure that the 3 strands that have been passed through the rope z s z are all the way throughwith no slack in the strands s z s z s z 4 ep tu c k t h e stran d sst Start the tuck splice the same way as a standard tuck splice One complete tuck consists of passing a strand over 1 strand and under 2 strands 4A Do 5 complete tucks for all 6 strands Each strand is always tucked under the same line of the braid so that 4B After completing the first 5 tucks remove half of the length of the twisted yarns from each of the 6 strands the tucks progress straight down the body of the rope near the taped ends and complete 3 more tucks with the shortened strands s z s z s s z s z z s z 5step Finish the splice After completing the 2nd set of 3 tucks cut off the excess material and tape the ends Leave enough of an end protruding so that the end does not slip back into the rope when the rope is loaded Page 2 of 2 2090 Thornton Street T 3603844669 20062009 Samson Rope Technologies All rights reserved Ferndale WA USA 98248 F 3603840572