SPLICING DOUBLE BRAID – AN INTRODUCTION<=
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![3D"Ropes](3D"B-SplicingBraid.htm_files/image002.jpg")
This ex=
ample
shows the six stages of a “standard” splice. The basic principle is to withdraw=
a
length of core and re-insert it round the eye in the opposite direction. For added strength, a “tail&=
#8221;
of the cover is tapered and tucked into the middle of the core before this =
is
pulled back into its original cover.
Remember that to prevent disturbing the whole rope, a slip knot shou=
ld
be tied some 2 metres from the end you are working with. Manufacturers use different
constructions and tensions, so always try a sample splice before committing
yourself. The lengths of tucks
given here are a good average for you to start with.
![3D"Ropes](3D"B-SplicingBraid.htm_files/image004.jpg")
1 The c=
over
tail, from the end of the rope to the first mark, A, is 20 X rope size. (Diameter in millimetres, double i=
t and
call it centimetres.)
2 Eye size is whatever YOU
want, from A to B.
3 Point B is also where the
core is extracted, and marked as C on the core. Additional core is then extracted =
to
allow for tucking the cover tail.
4 To allow for shortening =
of
the cover, C to D is 10 X rope size (Diam. in mm and called cm.). The extra core will be discarded a=
t the
final stage.
5 To accommodate the cover
tail in the core, allow 30 X rope size, from D to E. (Diam. in mm, times 3 =
and
called cm.) The extra length allows for shortening of the core, as the
bulkiness of the cover tail increases the core’s diameter.<=
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![3D"Ropes](3D"B-SplicingBraid.htm_files/image006.jpg")
![3D"Ropes](3D"B-SplicingBraid.htm_files/image008.jpg")
Note th=
at the
two tucking operations can be done in either order; we show the cover tail
being tucked first.
It is a=
t this
stage that you MUST ensure that any fixed ring shackles are inserted around=
the
cover, at A to B.
To prepare the cover tail, it should be tapered as shown on the left,
where we have made three reductions of 4 strands each. They are tied off for neatness, an=
d will
only be cut just before they enter the core at point D.
The fid will exit from the core at point E, and the cover tail will =
be
milked into a smooth progression, as shown on the right.<=
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![3D"Ropes](3D"B-SplicingBraid.htm_files/image010.jpg")
![3D"Ropes](3D"B-SplicingBraid.htm_files/image012.jpg")
To inse=
rt the
core round the eye, the fid is inserted at point A. To maximise grip at the
throat of the splice, it is taken on to exit 5 diameters beyond point B, (D=
iam.
in mm divided by 2 and called cm.) as on the left.
Then it is simply (!!) a matter of working and pulling the cover, fr=
om the
body of the rope, up and over the core containing the cover tail, D to E.
The secret is to keep manipulating the splice, especially at the thr=
oat
and the “crossover”, A/D, where the core and cover pass each
other.
When A/D meets B, and all is tidied up, the excess core is cut off at
the exit and worked back inside the cover.
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