[TowerTalk] Gluing rope

[Richard Hill]

If the strands are cut unevenly, you can weave the strands so that the 
rope diameter does not change.  The splice zone can be whipped by taking 
waxed thread and winding it over a loop and a the end of the thread, and 
then running the other end through the loop and pulling it back under 
the windings.  Can be flexible and strong. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_whipping
http://www.animatedknots.com/sailors/

Rich
NU6T

donovanf at starpower.net wrote:
> 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 ----
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>> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:17:49 -0400
>> From: Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com>  
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Gluing rope  
>> To: TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
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>> 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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