![]() ![]() For the tucking aspect, a ballpoint pen can be used for the small diameter Amsteel, or a 1/4″ double braid fid. One is for the tucking and one is for the burying. ![]() There are two types of fids used to splice Amsteel. This means that a relatively small set of tools can be used for a wide variety of rope diameters, whereas double braid requires one fid for each rope diameter. One of the many nice things about splicing Amsteel is that the fids used are not as rope diameter dependent as the other types of rope. ![]() The following video compares a Brummell splice with a tail in rope eye splice (with NO locking stitch). The key to using this simple splice is to make sure that you use a lock stitch. An eye is formed into the rope and the tail is buried into the standing part. This is a simple, all-purpose eye retains 90-100% of average new rope strength. New England Ropes demonstrates the Brummell Splice well.Ī simplier eye splice is the Samson 12-strand Class II eye splice. The most common – and strongest eye braid is the Locked Brummell Splice. The Samson “tail in rope” splice which retains 90-100% of the ropes strength, holds with a load on it, but easily comes undone without a load if it does not have a lock stitch The Brummell splice, which when done correctly retains 80-90% of the rope strength but requires more skill and patience. There are two types of eye splices for HMPE rope. Dyneema is so strong that it was used to install the first span of the New Tacoma Narrows bridge in place. Having noted these two characteristics, the HMPE rope is perfect for use in the marine industry and any service industry trying to match the strength of steel in a floating product. The rope is also most commonly served as a 12 plait braid. It is a ‘slippery’ product and subject to ‘creep’. This HMPE rope does have a few characteristics that make it more challenging for splicing. It is also really light weight enough so that it floats. This process makes rope as strong (or stronger than) steel for its size. HMPE is manufactured under trade names such as Spectra, Amsteel, Dyneema as well as others. One of the popular new ropes and lines on the market is HMPE, High-modulus polyethylene fibers produced by gel-spinning ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). ![]()
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