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So, I grazed my brand new poison ivy line with my brand new zubat blade. I managed to cut a few of the outer strands about 30' down from my splice. Can I melt these outer strands back to keep the rope from getting more frayed? Jeez, I can't believe it... the blade just so lightly touched the rope...

What do you all think?? How about whipping it in this location?? Nick?
 
My opinion?

Next time you've got to cut somewhat closer to the eye.

Cut it through all the way and buy a new 'long' rope. If the cut rope is brand new as you say, it's still possible to splice a new eye into it. You will find out that a shorter second rope is nice to have anyway.

Just shout a few times "bugger"
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and count your blessings that you were not hanging from that rope. A Zubat on a tensioned rope is a sure all the way cut through
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And you don't even have to make a cutting stroke to get that result. Just a well aimed "flick" will do.
 
I was ascending my new hank of Blaze (sometime in novemeber) and noticed while i was at 40ft that at 60ft there was a fuzzy spot, i climbed up as quickly and as smoothly as i could, got past the fuzzy section and noticed that somehow 2 strands had been severed. I worked the tree off of my other line (arbormaster).

I'm pretty sure that the blaze would still be mega strong with these two cut strands but it was my life hanging off of it so i cut it. my nice new 40 meter rope became 25 and a 15 meter rope. i was not happy. but i now have 2 ropes that are more useable in more trees round here.

My advice, cut the rope and accept that you now have two new ropes

Jamie
 
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my nice new 40 meter rope became 25 and a 15 meter rope. i was not happy. but i now have 2 ropes that are more useable in more trees round here.

My advice, cut the rope and accept that you now have two new ropes

Jamie

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Been there, done that, too...a pretty new Hot Velocity. I now have a 50 footer I use as a long "daisy rope" for positioning help when moving out on limbs away from my central TIP.
 
Thanks for the input, and thanks for offering that help Norm!! I also sent you a PM.

I have decided to cut the rope through. That was hard to do with a line only used a few times.. but, hey.

I could bend the rope so as both sides touched. I recall from my rock climbing expereince that it is time to retire a rope if you can do this in any spot, so I figure I should live by the same rule.

There goes another $140

Thanks again you guys.
 
i dont follow your logic on bending ropes and retiring them. maybe its just the wording. i'd retire a rope if i couldn't bend it and make the sides touch

Jamie
 
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Been there, done that, too...a pretty new Hot Velocity. I now have a 50 footer I use as a long "daisy rope" for positioning help when moving out on limbs away from my central TIP.

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Yup, I too have done that. Two years ago on a brand new ArborMaster line. Really pisses you off.

At least you're taking the necessary precautions by cutting it off and not still climbing on it.
 
I hit my Blaze two days after I got it right in the middle of the line. I guess you should never mix a brand new hand saw with a brand new line, just seems like thats when I do my damage. Anyway I have a pretty sweet short rope for smaller trees now, I love it, no tail to run all day. The spare pieces I used as a laynard, tag line and a really sweet dog leash. Carefull though cause my tag line is the same color as my climb line so a rigging beener stays on it at all times and never comes off.
 
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There goes another $140



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I know it sucks to loose that much on a new line but your life is worth more than $140.
 
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I could bend the rope so as both sides touched. I recall from my rock climbing expereince that it is time to retire a rope if you can do this in any spot, so I figure I should live by the same rule.

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Not so with an arborist rope, it's much more supple than rock rope.

I did the same thing with my Poison Ivy last year. Just brushed it with my handsaw when I was passing it from one hand to the other. Lesson learned and short rope made.

Yet another reason to be always tied in twice when saw is in use (hand or chain)
-moss
 
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