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  1. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    I finally have some test results for one of my Marlow Vega splices. It broke at 4,912 lbs, which is pretty strong, but only 59% of the rated strength of the rope (8,272 lbs). Note that it broke in the end of the eye as opposed to in the splice. I am not sure if that is because of the tight...
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  3. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    I just looked at the Wesspur site and they don't offer Sirius rope with either a spliced or sewn eye. So it will be interesting to see if anybody can splice it. Maybe a Marlowbraid splice?
  4. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    I thought the lanyard is made from Ocean Poly. Is that not right?
  5. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    I have done a few DB splices in Ocean Poly hitch cords and found that it is easy to splice when new. So, I assume it would be possible to splice the Ocean Poly in your CE lanyard with a DB splice. But if it is old dried out cordage I have no idea how easy it will be. Guess you won't know until...
  6. ARLO

    Saved from a stupid mistake by a backup prussic

    I can see where it would be useful for double-crotching between conifers, which is something that I have done to get into snags that can't be climbed from the ground. But I am not sure if that is considered Dsrs?
  7. ARLO

    Saved from a stupid mistake by a backup prussic

    I have not tried Dsrs, but suspect it would be a really great system for moving around in a tree. Much like being tied in to a full-time double crotch? But what about a situation where you are going up a big Doug-fir and your initial top rigging point is 200' up with a basal anchor? Would you...
  8. ARLO

    Saved from a stupid mistake by a backup prussic

    I am less concerned about the handled ascender cutting the rope than I am about the attachment to the ascender failing. That is where I have had problems in the past. But your point is a good one.
  9. ARLO

    Saved from a stupid mistake by a backup prussic

    I know that most arborists don't use a back-up on their multicenders, but I frequently do long SRS ascents with a handled ascender and then transition over to a D4 or RIG for the descent. For this situation I have started using a Rocker as a back-up below the handled ascender. That way if the...
  10. ARLO

    So I made my own splicing wand.

    That was my attitude when I tried to splice a brand new piece of Direction Up, which is supposed to be unsplicable. I was feeling pretty cocky and I told the owner of the rope "Just give it to me and I will do an eye splice in it. I can splice a rock!" I still have that splice hanging in my...
  11. ARLO

    So I made my own splicing wand.

    I have only done 3 splices in used Tachyon, and every time it was a bitch to get the core out of the cover and to get the core back through the cover. And the only way to do the final bury was with a huge amount of massaging and liberal use of the hammer. So, if all you are talking about is a...
  12. ARLO

    So I made my own splicing wand.

    I guess the soft fid is an ok way to do it, but it looks like a lot of unnecessary hassle to me. I have spliced a ton of Tachyon, including used rope using nothing but a wire fid, and it is not that difficult if you just reduce the volume of the core before trying to pull it through the cover...
  13. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    Instructions for Scion and Tendril are available on the Sterling website. The method used to splice Tachyon, Tendril and Scion is pretty much identical except that the manufacturers recommend a 4-5 cover taper on Tachyon and a 4-6 cover taper on Tendril and Scion. I personally don't think it...
  14. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    Looks to me like they did not keep the crossover tight during the bury and did not get it completely buried. Sloppy work.
  15. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    Looks like you have a bit of the core strands sticking out in the throat of the splice? Which rope is this?
  16. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    That's all good. We need to keep Richard gainfully employed.
  17. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    That is a cool Frog System. I have not seen one like that before.
  18. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    Me too!
  19. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    Hey Santiago, if you followed the directions you don't need to break the Tachyon. It looks good and I guarantee you won't have a problem with it.
  20. ARLO

    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Yeah, I think I may have overreacted on this one. After hearing from all sides in this incident it sounds like it was not nearly as black-and-white as the original video made it look like.

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