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    More things broken

    What is the intended purpose of this device left over from the Spanish inquisition?
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    Send one of those commie biners to Richard for punishment.
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    What really surprised me was the old aluminum carabiner breaking at 40kn and the old steel snap hook breaking at 31.6kn. I never used that carabiner for life support because it was in rough shape.
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    The RIT was mine. I stitched them to save money. I used them well and retired them with all this talk of hand sewn being unsafe. I used #4 poly whipping twine. I pulled 2 strands through each hole. I made 3 passes of stitches. Each with a separate piece of twine. After seeing the results I will...
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    Don't forget, it is narwhal season. I have yet to see a machine catch one of those buggers.
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    Show off them splices

    I highly recommend 10mm ocean poly for your secret weapon. I made one with 2 ISC rings and I really like how it turned out. It is also pretty cheap. Order 20' and you wont be disappointed.
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    Show off them splices

    Your splices look good. If you can fit a carabiner in the hole it should be fine. It might be hard to remove once loaded.
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    Reep Shur 10mm SOLD OUT!

    I am out of town and I don't really need it. If somebody wants it before I get back go ahead and sell it. I might just buy a roll in the future.
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    Textured Vegetable Protein
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    Reep Shur 10mm SOLD OUT!

    Is the 100' still looking for a home?
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    What do you enjoy about tree work?

    I like it because it is like having a physics problem in 3D and not on a sheet of paper. Rigging forces, vectors, redirects, remote false crotches, speedlines and mechanical advantage. It is so much fun to get all your gear out and rigged. I love being able to use a compound 75 to 1 system and...
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    That looks good. Don't worry about the fuzz or the bend radius. The bend radius is bigger than a carabiner. You can use heat to melt the fuzz back. A torch lighter passed near the fuzz for less than half a second can take care of that but be very careful. I have not found differences in prices...
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    Arb rigging lines first came from nautical applications. What you need to look at is materials, construction, working load and break strength. I believe yale polydyne or dynasorb is used as a dock line. Samson tenex is heavily used in marine applications because it is strong, cheap, easy to...
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    https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-1-2-x-60-Double-Braid-Nylon-Rope-Anchor-Line-Dock-Line-Boat-Rope/153053344450?hash=item23a2b0b2c2:g:Nd8AAOSwdu9aocS1 This is good practice rope.
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    Don't be too hard on yourself now. I had to take a break from trying to splice kernmaster. Once I got my skills a little sharper I am able to splice the unspliceable.
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    For 8mm, Ocean is really easy to splice. I like samson and yale double braid rigging lines. http://www.splicesbynick.com/splicingdirections Use his tachyon directions. I do everything the same except I bury the cover in the core first and taper it. Next I bury the core, taper and bring it...
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    Tell me what you think about this setup please.

    You found a way to satisfy every boys desire of having a fire truck. Nobody can tell you that it is unnecessary, not even your spouse. I like it.
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    I really recommend getting some practice rope. Get some double braid and practice making dead eye slings. Then you can cut off the tachyon eye and try again. Tachyon is a finicky rope to splice with.
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    I think some of the core taper slipped into the eye. It looks to be a few strands smaller. I had this happen to me when I was learning. It just takes a little practice.

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