Wire fids
Hi again,
I'll just add that, with the extremely tight rope that was mentioned above, I was unable to splice it with any tool, including a wire fid. Tried not burying the core at all, but even then I couldn't run it home. Sometimes it really is a matter of bad rope.
Many splicers use wire fids for regular splicing. I like to think this is because they either can't afford a Wand, or never learned how to use one properly. Every once in a while, as above, I try to use a wire fid, just to see if I am missing something, and I still come away thinking, nope, not as good, mostly because it isn't stiff enough either to clamp over a bench, or to insert easily when splicing freehand. Clearly I have a vested interest here, though...
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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