How to Make a Rope-to-Chain Splice Tim Barker. 5. Cut and Melt After completing five to six weave cycles, pull everything as tight as possible and then cut the three strands within a half-inch of the ...

Caption: "Last week out lift maintenance crew was busy working on replacing the Garfield haul line.Check out the pros splicing the two end together!" Monarch's VP of Mountain Operations Scott Pressly ...

The centuries-old craft of splicing sturdy ropes for ships and ocean rigs gets mathematical scrutiny, turning up new information about wear and tear.

A lot of boats use a rope doughnut festooned with multiple snaps at the bottom of the fighting chair pedestal to secure flying gaff ropes or safety lines. Unfortunately, you have to remove the chair ...

Mathematics is unpicking the secrets of a centuries-old nautical skill called splicing - joining two ropes together end to end by interweaving their strands 1. Chris Leech of rope and fibre ...