Hi Pete,
You didn't mention the type of rope currently on your tower or the type of rope
you will replace it with.
I've replaced three strand twisted rope dozens of times. On one end of the old
rope and on one end of the new rope, cut one strand back four inches and cut
the other strand back eight inches. Then overlap the two ropes so the cut
strands butt each other. Tape the butted ropes tightly and you will be able to
pull the splice through the pulley easily.
You mentioned "small pulleys." To avoid premature rope failure, the sheave
diameter should be at least eight times the diameter of the rope.
73!
Frank
W3LPL
---- Original message ----
>Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:17:49 -0400
>From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Gluing rope
>To: TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
>
>I want to replace the up-haul ropes that support my 80M array. To do
>that, I need to find a way to thread the new rope through small pulleys
>at the 95-foot level on my tower. If possible, I'd like to do it
>without climbing all the way up there. I could simply tie the new rope
>to the old one, but I'm concerned that any knot might be too big to make
>it through the pulley.
>
>I've been thinking about mixing up a little two part epoxy and literally
>gluing the new rope to the old, end-to-end. Has anyone out there done
>that, and if so, how did it work? If you have a better way, please let
>me know.
>
>--
>73, Pete N4ZR
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