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' End To End Splice In Amsteel'


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end for end 12strand Class Ii Class II ropes are made in whole or part from high modulus fibers Additional rope needed for splice Dyneema Vectran Technora and Zylon 7 fid lengths This end for end splice may be performed on new or used rope This is an allpurpose splice technique designed for people who generally splice used rope as frequently as new rope By following the procedure below the splice can retain from 90 to 100 of average new rope strength and in used rope up to the same proportion of residual used rope strength 1 Marking Measurements step Tape ends of line to be spliced Lay two ropes to be spliced sidebyside and measure one tubular fid length two wire fid lengths because wire fids are half size from taped end of each line and make a mark Mark 1 From Mark 1 measure two tubular fid lengths four wire fid lengths and make Mark 2 on both lines Mark 3 Mark 2 Mark 1 From Mark 2 measure three and onehalf tubular fid lengths seven wire fid lengths and make Mark 3 on both lines 312 Fids 2 Fid 1 Fid or 2 Wire Fids 2step ta p e r i n g ta i l From Mark 1 in the direction of the taped end of the line mark every second right and left strand for three strands Cut every marked strand and pull out of line Mark 3 312 Fids Mark 2 2 Fids Mark 1 tapered tail 3 pair of strands pulled out and cut off tape at end can cause resistance and may have to be removed in order to pull out cut strands Some rope diameters may have pairs of strands in 8 strand Tapered end will now have only 6 strands taper right and left direction In this case treat the pairs of remaining or 4 strands if the rope is an 8 strands as a single strand marking and cutting both strand construction Tape tapered tail tightly in each direction as described below to keep from unbraiding For an 8 strand construction mark every third left and right strand for two seconds 3step repositioning ropes Reposition ropes for splicing according to diagram above Mark 3 Mark 2 Mark 1 Tapered Tail Rope A Tapered Tail Rope B Mark 1 Mark 2 Mark 3 Page 1 of 2 2090 Thornton Street T 3603844669 Ferndale WA USA 98248 F 3603840572 end for end 12strand Class Ii 4 burying rope a into rope b ep Fidst Attach fid to tapered end of Rope A and insert fid into Rope ail dT B at Mark 2 and bring out at Mark 3 Then remove fid re Mark 2 pe Mark 3 Ta Pull tapered tail of Rope A until you have buried up to its through the line tie off tail to stationary object then use both hands and weight of body to bury Rope B up to Mark 2 Mark 1 Rope B Leave tail sticking out Rope B Rope A 5 step finish burying e A il Rop red Ta e Tap Attach tapered tail of Rope B to fid Insert fid into Rope A Mark 3 approximately the diameter of the line away from insertion point of Rope A into Rope B Bring fid and tail out Rope B B pe at Mark 3 of Rope A Following same procedures Ro as in Step 4 to bury Rope B up to its Mark 2 Rope Mark 2 A Mark 3 Leave tail sticking out Rope A B pe Ro l Tai Mark 2 e red Fid Tap 6 S M OOTH OUT SPLI C Estep l A Tai Pull tails to tighten crossover Then smooth braid in Rope A Smooth Smooth ll both directions away from the crossover Now cut Pu off tailscut tails on an angle so as to give them ll Crossover Rope B Pu a point l B Tai Cut tails at an angle Give a final smoothing away from crossover stroking rope firmly Tails should bury Finished Splice inside cover Buried Tails A 1 8 Picks lock stitch procedure step From Mark 2 at crossover count 8 picks in either direction and insert stitching twine 2 A B Working towards the crossover pass end B back and step forth through splice until a minimum of three 3 complete stitches have been made on each side of crossover B A 2A Tie an overhand knot in each tail as close to its exit point as possible Knot 2B Insert tail of stitching twine at exact location where twine emerges Using needle or small fid pull or push through B rope at a slight angle Pull hard on the end of the twine so that the knot disappears inside the rope Trim off the remaining twine close to the rope Page 2 of 2 2090 Thornton Street T 3603844669 Ferndale WA USA 98248 F 3603840572


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