New to splicing!

[jmcscrap]

I've done several eye splices on Poison Ivy and Lava, but now thinking I would like to try some i2i splices for hitches. OP would be my choice and here is where the dumb question is - the first eye is easy when there is a lot of extra rope to work with - whats the trick for the second eye? Hopefully you get what I'm trying to say! Thanks in advance!

 

[Jman]

Measure it all out and then cut the cord to length. when you go to push back the cover to mark out 1, 2, and 3 uses a pair of spring clamps to keep the cover bunched up so you can work and not have to hold it. I think thats really the only thing i do differently than regular splices on an eye and eye.

 

[Blinky]

Yep, it's easier than you might think.

 

[jmcscrap]

Sounds good, let ya know how it turns out when I get to it!

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

Also be sure to whip stitch the first eye before starting the second. Or it may mess up the first eye. Wise words of Rich H

 

[Jman]

Are you talking about double braid splice or a 12 hollow braid splice for the whip stitching?

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

I was told to do this with double braid splices when doing eye to eyes. Not sure about the 12 hollow braid when talking about eye to eyes.

 

[Jman]

Cool I mist have missed that info. Thanks man.

 

[jmcscrap]

Well, here is my creation! Thanks for the info and ideas, it made it much easier. I went with 10mm OP for the main section and 8mm OP for the pulley hitch. Both of them spliced much easier than the other ropes I have worked with. After stitching them I used some shrink tape to seal/protect the stiches. Overall, this turned out way better than I thought!!

 

[jmcscrap]

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[jmcscrap]

Another try...

 

[livefreeordie]

do you have anything in the large eye of the 10mm op?

 

[jmcscrap]

I have a piece of rubber coated cable, taped and heat shrinked the ends of of it to eliminate the chance of abrasion.

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

Splices look good man. Splicing is so rewarding.

 

[jmcscrap]

I agree - and if you see any similarities to the one you made it's purely a coincidence!

LOL

 

[adolan]

What are you using for a retrieval on that rig?? Looks good by the way!

 

[jmcscrap]

It was supposed to be retrieved with the brass hook - seding the eye through the rig with a retrieval ball on the end.
Tried it out today and loved the way it moved, had it set up as a retrievable anchor point for the M-technique. Everything was soooo smooth, UNTIL I went to retrive. I don't know if the eye is a shade small or what? Retrieve was impossible, after 10 minutes of trying I gave up and had another rope sent up to climb up and get it. Tried it when I was on the ground and still wouldnt release Tried it with a cocoon pulley and still nothing!!

Back to the drawing board....

 

[NickfromWI]

Why the heat shrink tubing. And next time use a green dry-erase marker and there won't be bright red marks on the finished product!

 

[matdand]

Take on extra wrap with the prussik to keep it as short as possible. That might help with retrieval. Also, a continuous loop retrieves better than a splice in each eye of the pinto.

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

Instead of marking the rope up with marker I just use safety pins to make my marks. Then pull it out when that mark is no longer needed.