Cord splice question

[Raven27]

I bought some lengths of accessory cord from Eastern Mountain sports. I thought they were like a regular double braid, so I was confident in splicing them. When I pulled out the core........it has 3 strands inside, so I'm nusure of how to proceed. What directions do I follow on Samsons website. The sheath is 16 pairs, so is it 32 or 16 strand?? The cord is sterling 6mm and 7 mm. Wanted to make my own eye splices for VT. Any info would be great.

 

[willbranch]

I don't think you can splice those cords because of their construction , also neither of those cords doubled meet strength requirement of 25 kn.

 

[Raven27]

yup, you're right. well, now I have plenty of cord for??????stuff, LOL about 20' total, lol. So where ca I buy cord for making my own, LOL I'm sure all I have to do is search I guess.

 

[willbranch]

I buy from treestuff.com ... but their are a bunch of other arbotist supply sites

 

[Norm_Hall]

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So where ca I buy cord for making my own, LOL I'm sure all I have to do is search I guess.

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http://www.knotandrope.com/store/pc/home.asp

 

[Babberney]

if you do the research to find out what cord you want, you can frequently buy it in a local marine supply shop. Of course, I'm all for supporting our arborist suppliers, but sometimes you just want to go in and get something instead of having it shipped.

 

[banjo]

Whatever happened to 22.5kn? I thought that was the requirement.

 

[willbranch]

Maybe it is 22.5 kn ,How many kn is 5500 lbs. ?

 

[Tony]

Simple answer: 1 Kilonewton = 224.809 Pounds. Just do the math. 23KN or so, is as close as you get to 5000lb.

Complicated answer: KN is a unit of force. . . . . . . . . . .

Tony

 

[willbranch]

thanks tony

 

[NickfromWI]

Raven- what rope is it? It MIGHT be spliceable.

love
nick