Search results

  1. S

    Show off them splices

    ARLO - thanks for that advice! I will definitely stick to the recommendations next time. cbachmann - that hitch looks great. Is this double braid eye splice the set of instructions you used? If so I will give it a try. Couple more questions: How important is it when whipping that the...
  2. S

    What's the best rope for a tree swing?

    what rope did you end up choosing? This guy here seems to like tenex tec. Thats what I was thinking of using for mine. Made from polyester, easy to splice, seems like it would dry easily. What do you think?
  3. S

    Show off them splices

    Thanks for the feed back everyone. I gotta say I really appreciate the help with getting started into splicing. Well I went for my second and third double braid splice. This time with some velocity. Here is number 2: I'm pretty happy with the way this one turned out. That is unless you...
  4. S

    Show off them splices

    Thanks for the replies on the epicord. I will be doing a couple of eye 2 eye splices coming up. And thanks for this thread. I've learned a ton from it and really enjoyed reading it. For now, here is the first splice I have ever done: A tachyon 5" eye. Well I tried anyways . . . I couldn't...
  5. S

    Tenex Diameter

    I was thinking you could special order any color of tenex tec if you buy enough length. Does treestuff.com sell yalex right now?? I'm hoping yalex splices the exact same way as tenex tec as I already made a loopie with the class I single braid instructions.
  6. S

    Tenex Diameter

    Awesome. Thanks for the help!
  7. S

    Tenex Diameter

    Thanks for the replies! This one is blue and what I think is the half inch is red. The larger stuff is orange. And I believe I should have said tenex tec since there are two strands.
  8. S

    Tenex Diameter

    I got some tenex in a bag of rope and I'm having trouble with the diameter of this stuff. When Its under tension its almost rectangular and measures about 14mm x 21.5mm. where its taped at the end tightly together its around 16mm round. when I try and squeez it tightly in the middle to round...
  9. S

    Show off them splices

    Hey guys. I just wanted to confirm what I read earlier in the thread that the recipe for splicing 9.3 epicord is the same as the Samson Class 1 double braid instructions. It's that what everyone is using for epicord eye 2 eyes? Thanks for the help.
View older results

New threads New posts

Back
Top Bottom