[TowerTalk] Gluing rope

[David Gilbert]

Remember those "Chinese handcuffs" we used to put over a finger on each 
hand that grip when you pull apart?  You should be able to make one out 
of the braid from some RG-8 coax.  Slip it over it the ends of the two 
ropes and pull tightly to grip both ropes, then haul away.

73,
Dave   AB7E




Pete Smith wrote:
> 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.
>
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