is arbormaster hard to splice a tight eye in?

[PUClimber]

I believe what John was referring to is excalibur which was on my Christmas list. I honestly think 16 strand is easier than double braid. I agree with Nick though that the homemade wire fids work very well.

 

[ficus]

Nick,
The Fid is not long enough to do it in one pull (of cover tail) I have tried it in two passes and the cover tail comes off the wire fid at crossover.
To attach to the fid-
I have been just pushing the tip of the cover tail through the tight eye on the fid and folding it back on itself a little. Cover tail is held together by masking tape.
I need a better way to attach to the wire fid???

 

[ryansenechal]

Try crushing the tip of your wire fid a bit tighter with a vice, so there is a bit more of a pinch. I'm using piano wire, although it's shorter and requires a couple of passes but I can deal.
Anchoring the cover tail is a great tip, I anchor bend it to my foot loop carabiner and it makes the crossover relatively painless. That and drawing the core crossover simultaneously as you pull through the cover.

 

[banjo]

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Try crushing the tip of your wire fid a bit tighter with a vice, so there is a bit more of a pinch. I'm using piano wire, although it's shorter and requires a couple of passes but I can deal.
Anchoring the cover tail is a great tip, I anchor bend it to my foot loop carabiner and it makes the crossover relatively painless. That and drawing the core crossover simultaneously as you pull through the cover.

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Do you mean anchor the core tail?