wire to rope splice--12braid to 12braid

[NickfromWI]

I once spliced a 12 strand hollow braid to a piece of 3 strand. Just unravelled the last 8" of the 12 strand then made 3 clumps of 3 strands. I buried the end of the 3 strand down into the hollow between the 3 braided pieces, then proceeded to tuck the 3 new braids into the 3 strand.

I'm not sure how strong it us, but it served it's purpose.

Maybe this would work, for you?

love
nick

[NickfromWI]

Try this for a picture:

http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/download.php?Number=77267

love
nick

[Brion Toss]

Hello,
There are several ways to accomplish the taper, and one of these days, when I get around to finishing the advanced braided splicing book, you'll see a few of them. Meanwhile, the simplest method is just to replace the core of a double-braid rope with the HM rope. Choose a double-braid rope whose core size matches the HM diameter.
Or you could pull it into a piece of Regatta Braid, which should give you a fatter tail.
A true rope-to-rope splice is a lot more complicated, and which one you choose will depend on construction, as well as relative diameters. The grommet method will work only if the two cores are close in diameter.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss

[Jack]

Now why did I not think of that?...:-) thanks!