Eye Splice For Class 1, 16 Strand Arborist Climbing Lines

eye splice 16strand Class I Class I 16strand ropes are made from any or all of the following fibers olefin polyester or nylon Additional rope needed for splice 28 plus length of eye The eye splice is used to place a permanent loop in the end of a rope generally for attachment purposes to a fixed point An eye is also used to form the rope around a thimble which is used to protect the rope especially when it is to be attached to a shackle chain or wire rope TIPFor this rope awire fid is 1 easier to use than a tubular fid measurements step 1A Measure 28inches from end of rope and make Mark A 1c Measure 22inches down from Mark B and make Mark C 1E Tie a knot in body of the rope about 11inches down from Mark D 1b Form desired size of eye and make Mark B opposite Mark A 1D Measure 11inches down from Mark C and make Mark D A 28 11 22 D C B 2 m a r k i n g c o v e r ta p e rstep 2A From Mark A count 5 strand pairs A 1 2 3 4 5 toward the end of rope and mark the 5th pair left and right strands 2b Continue counting down 5 pairs and marking the 5th pair until a total of 5 strand pairs are marked 3 D C c o r e r e m o va lstep Carefully open up the braid at Mark C and pull out the core yarns from the end of the rope back to Mark C 4 ta p e r i n g e n d o f r o p e ep st 4A Pull out marked strand pairs from braid Do not cut 4b Tape end of cover tail and attach fid to tapered end of rope A D C B Page 1 of 3 2090 Thornton Street T 3603844669 Ferndale WA USA 98248 F 3603840572 eye splice 16strand Class I 5step performing splice D C B 5A Insert fid into rope at Mark B and out at Mark D 5b Pull tail through body of rope from B to D 5c As each marked strand pair is about to be buried in the rope at Mark B carefully cut each strand in the marked pair A 5d Continue to pull the tail end of the rope through until Mark A and Mark B coincide D C B 6 m a r k i n g ta i l sstep 6A Smooth rope from eye back to Mark D to remove all slack in the braid 6b Smooth rope from knot to Mark C to bury as much of the core yarns as possible 6c Mark both cover tail and core yarns where they exit from the body of the rope D C B Page 2 of 3 2090 Thornton Street T 3603844669 Ferndale WA USA 98248 F 3603840572 eye splice 16strand Class I 7step f i n a l ta p e r 7A Pull buried tail and cover yarns out of rope at their respective exit points until about 13inches are exposed This is the distance that the tail and 7c Taper both cover tail and core yarns from the ends back about 65inches This taper provides a smooth transition from the buried tail of the splice to the core yarns extending core yarns overlap in the splice down the remainder of the rope 7b Cut both cover tail and core yarns where they were marked in step 7d Bury the exposed ends by alternately smoothing the rope from the eye down and 6C above from the knot up D C B A 13 13 8step finishing the splice 8A Secure knot firmly in place and pull sharply on eye to make sure all slack is removed from splice area and cover and core tails are seated properly 8b Apply whipping to base of eye for a distance of about 1inch or 2 rope diameters Page 3 of 3 2090 Thornton Street T 3603844669 Ferndale WA USA 98248 F 3603840572