How's the splice today?

[bonner1040]

The labels are 'oversized' for a reason, they arent for production work. Each piece is only a few feet long anyway so they wouldnt be much good. I agree that a little shorter would make sense for work ropes.

The heavy wall black stuff is really nice, I havent used the clear that Merle sent me but it looks fine. The clear I used there is much thinner, its the stuff from TreeStuff.

The layer of heavy wall black with the thin wall clear on it, i CANNOT bend it with my hands. Its hard as a rock. Having a heat gun makes all the difference man, I feel so dumb for all the stuff I used a lighter to do, or even a blowtorch back in my tower days.

 

[Adam_P]

I love that you have a round of wood inside the house to tie stuff on to.

 

[bonner1040]

I used to use it to exercise... It is probly like 4 years old!

Meg though, doesnt share your admiration..

 

[rskybiz]

Meg though, doesnt share your admiration..

Funny how that works, I have a similar when carbs are on the kitchen table.

 

[pigwot]

I know of a rec climbr in Ohio who splices and she is good at it too... I am sure there are more out there.

Time is a problem. Do any of your guys have your wives or girlfriends learning splicing? I told my wife recently that I found a new challenge for her, splicing, since she seems to have about completed the one required with me. Don't you think it would be cool to come home to a well executed splice that you requested in the morning? I think it would be awesome! For some reason I haven't heard of any lady splicers, but I'm sure they exist.

 

[bonner1040]

My first class 2 double braid.. The SWL is a bit of joke on a friend.

 

[MasterBlaster]

25 pounds, LOL!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

LOL!

 

[bonner1040]

Some Targetline that I quiclky spliced up. No measurements or anything, I just buried my needle into as much line as I could bunch on it and then yanked it through, tapered it, pulled it back and lockstitched it with a single thread from some whipping twine.

 

[NHlocal]

Nice!

 

[bonner1040]

Made up an Amsteel Whoopie for a guy at work... 1/2" Stuff so MBS 34k lbs. With Samson rating Whoopie slings at 60% thats a 20,400lb MBS so call it 4,000lb-SWL

It adjusts from a hair under 6' all the way up to almost 12'. He has both DMM blocks and wanted slings to match!





@ $3.45/foot he has around $100 in the materials alone!
Amsteel Blue by the foot

Then again a 3/8" Amsteel Whoopie that adjusts form 3-10' is $80
Amsteel Blue Whoopie

 

[NHlocal]

.....

 

[MasterBlaster]

Cute pup!

 

[NickfromWI]

Tried to crank this out before breakfast. Easy 5/8" rigging sling. That block needs a bigger rope!



It's for a removal of a dead euc this week.


love
nick

 

[MasterBlaster]

Purdy!

 

[bonner1040]

That block needs a 7/8" sling!

 

[NHlocal]

Ayuh, that's purdy alright.....
You gonna whip/lock stitch it right?

 

[NickfromWI]

NICCS Method!!


love
nick

 

[NHlocal]

 

[bonner1040]

NICCS Method!!

love
nick

How long does it take you do a NICCS?

 

[brendonv]

Did you ever make that easy to follow whippong viseo nick?

 

[MasterBlaster]

I haven't seen a whippong viseo in ages!

 

[NHlocal]

Ayuh,
I've been lookin' forward to that whipping/lock stitch "viseo" for a while.....

 

[NickfromWI]

About 1 minute to do NICCS Method.

I keep meaning to edit and post the whipping video


love
nick

 

[brendonv]

its the damn small buttons on the ipad. sorry!