12mm silver tie down rope

[dnej]

Anyone got a trick to hold the strands of silver rope together, while the end is burnished together with the heat gun.
I get there in the end, but normally have to rub the rope on the concrete, to get it smooth, then sometimes it doesnt stick together.
Must be a trick out there somewhere.
David

[trilogy]

Hi
If you dont want to do a backsplice,get a piece of pipe alum,copper that has a similar inside diameter push the rope through melt it and pull iy back through.Or do what the manufactors do and use a hot knife.

[QldKev]

What about some head shrink over the end. Should make a nice smooth finish?

(Have never tried this it's just an idea)

QldKev

[ozbee]

i use a candle and a rag just twist as you pull it through

[TheRealAndy]

I use a cigarette lighter to heat the end then spit on my fore finger and thumb to squash it together. If its a rope for a more permanent task such as a tie down or anchor rope I will splice it.

[tunaticer]

Any hot knife is the go, just hold the rope under a little tension and slice off the last two inches or so with the hot knife, fully sealed and ready for a inch of heat shrink tubing over the end and presto, a rope that will never fray.

[Marlin_Mike]

what happened to the old way of splice and whipping?


Mike

[kokomo]

hot knife is best


tape the end and cut (very sharp knife) like half way through the tape so its held tight at both ends.. heat

[timddo]

use a small peice of nylon and tie knot at the end, the knot will hold the strains together while you melt the tips

[dnej]

Heat shrink, now why didnt I think of that.
Many thanks everyone for your Ideas.Like the nylon idea as well.Lots of other good ones there as well. I have to do 16 ends, so I will give them all a try.
David

[cormorant]

Twist tight , Insulation tape tight and hot knife. Then with leather garden gloves on hit the end with flame till molten and rub betwen hands for desired shape. Gets molten polly into the middle and the last 20mm or so without it going to a solid lump. I us ethe gloves a ssometimes the pelted polly can be sharp as a needle or blade when it cools and really slice your hand.

[Roughasguts]

Yeah don't splice that sh!t silver rope with out gloves!

I spliced around 20 life bouys at work and the tiny broken strands were getting under my skin. Next thing I knew I was getting itchy hands and ended up with contact dermititus for about 8 months! peeling scabbing flaking itchy ugly red sores and many useless trips to the quack for medication to get rid of it.

So either use gloves or don't splice the crap.

Anyway I would swag it by crimping a bit of pipe to the ends, S/S would look great! then melting the end fibres a tad.

Just a thought has anyone tried dipping the ends of the rope in that liquid electrical tape.

It might make the ends easier to find and almost impossible to get off! seeing as it would soak in to the rope.

[Horse]

Just a thought has anyone tried dipping the ends of the rope in that liquid electrical tape.

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I have done that. It works fine. I find it easier to tape up the rope with electrical tape. cut with a sharp utility knife and hit the end with a lighter. Shape the burnt section with wet fingers and remove the tape

[finga]

Granny Smith works for me
Na, just kidding. Melt with the gas burner and wet fingers is all I do for the ropes for the trailer.
On important ropes (all the ropes on the boat) though I'll splice a dog doodle on the end.
That way there's always a stopper that'll get stuck in my hands if the rope goes right out.

[Roughasguts]

Thats what I was replacing on the life bouys the dog doodle ! They had to have a loop instead to go around your wrist to stop the rope slipping out your hand when throwing the bouy. Just yank your arm out it's socket now.