My first spilces

[treeclimber165]

You actually just bought that from Sherrill and took the tag off, didn't you? Looks great, good choice of rope too.
My next lifeline will be BlueStreak. I have too many white ropes, hard for the groundman to tell handlines from lifelines. Had a bad experience with the TreePro Red, friction hitch wouldn't grab because the rope was too waxy. Turned it into a handline the second day I owned it. But I like the way the BlueStreak handles, my lanyard is made of it.
(Sorry if I drifted off topic)

 

[Tim Gardner]

Didn't buy the rope from Sherrill. I used Samson's instructions.

I love BlueStreak for a climbing line. I hope Pro Stripe is just as good. I noticed the tensile strenght is less than BlueStreak but the construction appears to be simular.

 

[Stumper]

Very nice Tim.

 

[Rob Murphy]

No whip?

Nice splice . Iam thinking of learning to do 16 strand an double braid as well . my mate Scott (who will teach me when we both find the time) whips the splice as well.
What do you think?

 

[Tom Dunlap]

All of the splicers that I know stitch the splice to secure the overlap. Whipping only secures the outside.

Tom

 

[Tim Gardner]

Rob,

I did a lock stitch to secure the splice.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I've seen locking brummels stitched and not. Two I bought not stiched were made by Longstaff.

Any opinions on this. And "If Stanley does it, it must be good" does not count

 

[Nickrosis]

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Locked Brummels are "locked" when they're made so that's good enough. They can't come apart.

Can I reference Sean Gere? Oh, and Stanley said the same thing

Tom

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Sean said to stich them at the Samson booth.

 

[Nickrosis]

This is like not quoting the Bible in church.

 

[Stumper]

JPS, couldn't we stitch them at home. I don't even know where the SSamson booth is.

 

[Nickrosis]

Stitching is insurance if you did the splice correctly. My splittail that didn't break, even after 5100 lbs. of force. That was without whipping, which I normally would have done.

Nickrosis

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

The stitching is to prevent the splice from slipping during the times there is not a load on the splice. Once there is a load there's no way for it to slip, and therefore should not affect breaking strength.
A brummel is self locking, so you would not think it would need stitching. It is possible for the tail to move towards the eye and cause some minor bunching, behind the brummel, which could cause a bulge and therefore a weak spot, so stitching might help.
I am not an expert splicer, so feel free to correct me.

 

[Nickrosis]

No, you had a good point that I had forgotten about - keeping it in place without a load.

 

[treeclimber165]

yeaaaaa-hoooooooo

THANKS, GUYS!!!!
I just finished my first splice on 3/4" Tenex. I made a second eye on the tail of my 16' sling for my lowering block. Now when one end starts showing wear, I can still use the other end.

I can't wait to start getting this stuff in bulk and making my own eyes on a regular basis!

 

[hillbilly]

Anyone running some kind of test on your first splices?
I believe Nick sent some splices to a rope manufactor,
is this common ?
If anyone has a good way to test the splices, I would be
most willing to hear it.
I've started doing some spliceing as well and they "look"
real nice, but I don't feel enogh confident about their
strength yet to put them in to use.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

You could pull on them with a truck. This is a destructive test, so dont use them after testing.
One can usually break 1/2" ropes pretty easy this way.

 

[treeclimber165]

I feel like I can trust the splice on the 3/4" Tenex. Laying the factory splice and mine side-by-side, the layout is identical. Also, I'm seeing HOW the splice works, and where the forces will be applied. Therefore I think my splice will hold up just fine.

The Tenex is a very loose braid and easy to open up without tearing or cutting fibers. 16 strand is too tight for me to open up without damaging the rope (so far).

 

[Nickrosis]

The manufacturer of the rope you spliced should test it free of charge.

Nickrosis