How's the splice today?

[Ridgey]

Some great info here thankyou to the members posting i am learning basic splice got it down now on small stuff,Just need a big work line now and ill try on a bit of that.

 

[moray]

...For my next break test, it would be interesting to see how the shorter bury affects the strength of the splice. Has anyone on here done something similar yet??

I have done a number of tests to check the relationship between bury length and splice security, but always in 12-strand rope (Tenex, Ice Tail, and Amsteel Blue). Of course a longer bury gives you more security, but the relationship seems to be exponential, not linear. Even though the manufacturers' specs have always seemed quite conservative to me, I wouldn't dream of hanging off a modified splice without a knowing exactly what I was doing. I experiment with various splice parameters all the time, and I still get surprised from time to time. Be safe and do what the manufacturers say. Or do some careful experiments before making any mods. I feel pretty good hanging off a mod if I tested a considerably worse splice that survived a break test without coming apart.

 

[rangerdanger]

Spent today redoing that Tachyon splice. Did a long fid bury. Still have to whiplock it later.

 

[jamie]

good good, glad to hear it,

It's not worth taking short cuts. remember, it's your life on the line.

measure twice, cut once

Jamie

 

[rangerdanger]

Here's my newest creation. The 150' Velocity Hot I sold, FJR requested a tight eye. Full fid bury. All by the book.

 

[PCTREE]

nice job Ranger, thats some tough rope to splice IMO

 

[FJR]

Nice work Adrian, I am looking forward to it

 

[NickfromWI]

Nice work. The eye looks a wee bit bunched up...but I think it's an optical illusion. Tiny eyes look like that sometimes...

Nice and clean looking.

Time for NICCS Method on that stitching soon....

 

[rangerdanger]

Nick, what the NICCS method of stitching??

 

[rumination]

Here you go Adrian.

Thanks to Butch for enabling pdf attachments.

 

[rangerdanger]

Cool, thanks Leon!

 

[Monkeywithasaw]

well my first splice turned out like crap on new england fly

 

[rangerdanger]

Fly is a tough one too splice. I haven't even tried to do it yet.

 

[Monkeywithasaw]

it was the last bury that still has me stumped because its so tight

 

[SkwerI]

I spliced Fly once, back when it first came out. Never again. And it wasn't that good of a tree rope either. I still have it in a box somewhere, it's not durable enough to even make a decent lowering line.

I've found double braids to be the easiest for me to splice (not counting hollow braid/locking Brummel splices). If you take your time and don't force it, the buries are quite easy. I've probably done 60-80 double braid splices and I still use the printed instructions as a guide just to make sure I measure everything correctly. I'll never be an expert or fast enough to do it for profit but I enjoy being able to do my own.

 

[NickfromWI]

Here you go Adrian.

Thanks to Butch for enabling pdf attachments.

No joke- I have zero recollection of ever making that!!!!

AWESOME!!!! I should put that on my website....

love
nick

 

[rangerdanger]

Been awhile since this thread has seen some action. Today's work,

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Looks ready to rock! Nice job!

 

[pantheraba]

Good work for sure.

 

[brendonv]

I shoulda had you show me lock stitch and whip when you were here. I can't wrap my head around Nicks instructions!

Can you make a vid?

 

[rskybiz]

I believe he has one on his Youtube channel see if I can find it and post the link.
No go on finding it on his site, but I know I had watched one he did.

 

[rangerdanger]

I'll throw something together Brendon.

 

[john shutler]

a selection of splices from the last couple of weeks

 

[Burnham]

Pretty work.

 

[rangerdanger]

Nice work!