Stayset X eyesplice

[Brian Duff]

I have heard of the baby powder trick, and also of spraying McLube on the bury, but wonder if that has any effect on the security of the splice.
I have never tried either trick.

anyone KNOW?

[Brion Toss]

Hi all,
As Renoir noted, the pertinent details are in the video, and things like the type of tape you prefer (I love blue masking tape) and whether or not to taper the cover can, I believe be called personal preferences.
I am a bit alarmed, though, about the use of baby powder. First of all, it masks problems of running the splice home, instead of solving them. If it's tough to render, it's always possible that something is awry. Secondly, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that a lubricant will be just as good at causing the splice to come apart as it is to get it home. Remember, those boots were easier to put on as well as to take off. That's why the only lubricant I currently use, and only on HM fibers, is saliva, either my own or the minty fresh kind from the pharmacy. This evaporates quickly. I have heard of a conduit-pulling gel that also evaporates, but have never used it, as I'm not sure it would go away, completely or at all, in the tight confines of a splice.
Anyway, I hope this discussion will at least point up that splices should be easy to do. I have put a lot more time and effort into refining the instructions than I ever did into designing the Wands, and it has made a gratifying difference for a lot of people. But splicing is still, of course, an art, and worthy of serious study. Keep asking those questions when you get stuck, because, as you've seen here, there are people who have sweated out the answers.
Fair leads,
BrionToss

[PaulM]

I too thought of the residual effects of the baby powder. I rinsed the splice with water to remove an residual. BTW, I was dammed hard to get those boots off after a days ride. Had to have an assitant.

PaulM