Samson DOUBLE BRAID Class I End-for-End Splice - Manual (Page 2)

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Double Braid Class I End-For-End Splice
S A M S O N S P L I C I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S
Note nature of the cover braid. It is made up of strands. By inspection you can see that half the strands revolve
to the right around the rope and half revolve to the left.
Beginning at Point R and working toward the taped end of cover, count 8 consecutive pairs of cover strands
that revolve to the right (or left). Mark the 8th pair. This is Point T, which should go completely around cover.
Starting at Point T and working toward the cover’s taped end, count and mark every second right and left pair
of strands for a total of 6. Then, on the other rope starting at Point T, count and mark every second right and left
pair of strands for a total of 6. Make both ropes identical.
4
step
m a r k i n g t h e c o v e r F o r ta p e r i n g
p e r F o r m i n g t h e ta p e r
r e p o s i t i o n i n g t h e r o p e s
5
step
Bring cover-tail down on side
of rope (minimum 2 times rope
circumference in inches) and lock
stitch (or tape) excess cover to
rope. After lock stitching, excess
cover should be whipped to the
neck of the rope with appropriate
whipping twine. Start whipping at
the throat of the eye moving toward
tail using Whipping Method 2.
Reposition ropes for splicing according
to Fig. D. Note how the cover of one
rope has been paired off with core of
the opposite line. Avoid twisting.
Marking
cover strands
Right pair
Left pair
Mark 3
x
x
Read instruc-
tions Carefully
r t
r t
r t
mark 2
mark 1
cover
core
core
cover
6
step
Tapered cover
mark 1
mark 2 mark 3
mark 3
mark 1
mark 2
core
core
x
r t
r t
x
Cutting pairs
mark 3
x
x
r t
r t
Tapered cover
core
core
Tapered cover mark 2
mark 2
Removing
cut pairs
mark 1
Figure c
Figure d