eye spiceing 12 strand vectran / Amsteel

[Dan Lehman]

Originally Posted by benz

I have done a 'hybrid' (Samson or New England call it a "tuck-bury", which is half-and-half, as the name implies, and has directions for it), but one of the reps said they seek to discourage the tuck splices because the HM fibers tend to abrade one another where they cross at the tucks. I'd be interested to know if anyone has tested this, since I'm often looking for a shorter splice, esp. around tackles and such.

Might one taper quickly what is tucked (to lessen disruption)?

As for testing, given the rationale for avoidance (abrasion), this seems a case
where the testing you want is that of well-used splices, comparing the effects
of such abrasion-from-usage, and not just-spliced items in new rope(s).

--dl*
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