I tried once to splice an access rope. It has a less number of strands from the core (twisted parallel strands) than from the cover (braided). I wanted to glue together by pairs those in excess to match the other set. Bad idea. When I wanted to melt the tips to weld the strands from cover to the...
Me too, excepted with the gas cooker instead of the lighter. I roll the melted end between the kitchen's bench and a spatula to smooth it and to avoid the mushroom head. For the rigging rope, I add a whipping over the electrical tape before melting the end.
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