4x4 / Off-Road TechThis section contains all discussion related to taking the FJ Cruiser in Off-Road situations, 4x4 applications and any armor modifications.
this is for those times that a splice is needed for a synthetic line .The first is my prefered method for making a loop and the second is a easy way to join two sections ( even though a loop is shown the same method is used to join the 2 ends )
assuming you have a 12 strand you need to cut 4-6 strands to taper the end and electrical tape is used to taper the line to a point.
in the first picture the end of a pen is used , or even a stick can be used
These previous pictures show how to prepare the rope for splicing. the next step is to thread the pen about 2'-0" from the end into the centre of the rope
and thread it up the centre secton
I prefer to whip finish the eye section to lock the 2 sections of rope together
Other methods are stitching the length of the splice with a loop stitch . however if the second method is used it would be best to slip some shrink tubing over the splice to tighten the outer rope on to the inner
Here in the second type of splice ( called a locking splice ) less rope is used and the tapered end is passed thru the centre of the rope 4 times to " lock" it and then about 12" is spliced thru the centre of the outer rope.
Hope that makes sense
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