Just finished making one of these thanks for your video clear instructions and good view of everything made it easy to follow along 🤙👍
@ericforsman778710 күн бұрын
You are most welcome!
@MrViking1000013 күн бұрын
Hey Eric what would happen if from mark b to c I used the long part of the fid?
@ericforsman77879 күн бұрын
Samson recommends a short fid between marks B and C, but if you want to use a long fid that won't hurt anything. The only downside of using the long fid is that it may make the final bury more difficult and it will make the rope a bit stiffer in the area of the splice.
@MrViking100009 күн бұрын
@@ericforsman7787 thank you. I noticed you took down your tachyon splice video.
@ericforsman77878 күн бұрын
@@MrViking10000 Yes, I decided to take it down because the newer method recommended by Teufelberger makes the final bury much easier to do and it makes the lock-stitching much easier as well because there is not as much material crammed into the throat of the splice. The Teufelberger video by Joe Stockton is very good, so I decided to not confuse people with the old method. I got some flack from a few splicers who thought I should not have taken it down, but I think it was for the best.
@MrViking100008 күн бұрын
@@ericforsman7787 I think your methods a lot safer and honestly I spliced tachyon so much I had no trouble after a while. I recommend keeping it up in case I want to go back and double check
@MrViking100008 күн бұрын
@@ericforsman7787 the way you explained it was very helpful. I had no trouble I do a lot of tachyon splices for my own. I do recommend keeping it up for your loyal subscribers.
@streeterbuilds14 күн бұрын
Simple and straight forward tutorial. Awesome. Thank you
@pieterbaasje18 күн бұрын
Great tutorial. This saved me when splicing 8mm Liros Herkules Vision which has a very tight and inflexible cover. Thanks 😀 !
@janburgers5832Ай бұрын
Nice
@mrkultra1655Ай бұрын
Thanks
@ericforsman7787Ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@mazariegosaude4352 ай бұрын
How many inches are four a short foot .. thank you
@ericforsman77872 ай бұрын
The Brion Toss Arborist's Splicing Wand is 42" long and can be ordered from Brion Toss Yacht Riggers in Port Townsend, WA. It costs $75.00. They make a variety of other sizes, so make sure you specify the 42" arborist's wand. But if you don't want to fork out that kind of money you can make do just fine with a wire fid.
@jefferyspinelli79522 ай бұрын
Nice video. Easy to learn from. Where did you get the locking fid with locking snare wire. Thank you.
@jorgemedina52612 ай бұрын
Good videos
@user-wp5xt7bu7v2 ай бұрын
very nice
@ericforsman77872 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Mark6E3 ай бұрын
Good video, would the procedure and measurements be the same for 8mm Sirrus prussik cord? Thanks.
@ericforsman77873 ай бұрын
I have never spliced Sirius prusik cord, so I can't answer your question. Sorry.
@jhonnatancastaneda643 ай бұрын
What chemical do you apply at the end of the splice?
@ericforsman77873 ай бұрын
You can use either water-based or oil-based polyurathane.
@jhonnatancastaneda643 ай бұрын
Tank men, exelent work
@davidpowell76143 ай бұрын
Great. Thank you.
@ericforsman77873 ай бұрын
You are welcome David.
@nicod18863 ай бұрын
Extremely good great production sir. Amazing detail, clear, concise, etc. Best splicing video for this type of rope on the internet!
@ericforsman77873 ай бұрын
Thank you sir!
@thesickhorseranch3 ай бұрын
I've never seen rope splicing done before and I was so confused as to how you were going to get the core strands back in there!😅
@ericforsman77873 ай бұрын
It is magic!
@thesickhorseranch3 ай бұрын
@@ericforsman7787 such a quick sleight of hand that I couldn't even see it happen! I felt the same way when I was taught to splice cable on a landing for a logging outfit. When everyone knew their job it was a very fast procedure.
@philosborn18404 ай бұрын
Hey Eric, I have a question, can. I subtract 2” from the dimensions from the 28” specifications to get a 26” eye to eye?
@thomashare401010 күн бұрын
i believe if you subtract from both the sheath and the core yes you can
@Jottika854 ай бұрын
helped me with my first ever splice, thanks mate!
@paulghost40744 ай бұрын
Hey Eric, thanks very much for your great tutorials, they are invaluable and have helped out tremendously . Is there a minimum size of friction saver that can be spliced before the rope becomes too short to splice?
@ericforsman77874 ай бұрын
With Velocity you can get a 36" eye-to-eye prusik if you do the first eye and then cut the rope off at 50" to do the second eye. If you try to do much shorter than that you will not be able to pull the core out far enough to bury the cover on the second eye. For Tachyon and Blue Moon about the shortest you can do is a 40" saver. It gets hard to bury the cover if you try to do one much shorter than that. For a 40" prusik in Blue Moon or Tachyon I cut the rope off at 56" after the first eye is done. For any given length of friction saver over 40" you should add 16" to the rope when you cut it off.
@paulghost40744 ай бұрын
@@ericforsman7787 Thanks for the response Eric, much appreciated. Going to get splicing now.
@comedycrackhead4 ай бұрын
Best one ive seen, thank you
@spelunkerd5 ай бұрын
With so many friction hitch options, I've had trouble remembering any. That traditional method is different enough from all the others, it may be easier to remember.
@darlinsalguero15555 ай бұрын
Gracias por tu video ✌️🫡
@ericforsman77875 ай бұрын
De nada amigo. Gracias.
@darlinsalguero15555 ай бұрын
👌🏽👌🏽✌️🤝
@philosborn18405 ай бұрын
Hi Eric, do you have a email? I have some stuff I would like to show you on a epicord I spliced.
@ericforsman77875 ай бұрын
Do you ever visit the Treebuzz website? If so you can go to the "Splice Rack" forum on that website and start a conversation with me. I go by the name of "Arlo" on that website. Also, if you want to get input from a bunch of good splicers that is a good place to post pictures of your splices. One of the threads in the Splice Rack forum is a thread called "Show us your splices" and it is a good place to learn about splicing in general.
@philosborn18405 ай бұрын
@@ericforsman7787 thanks Eric, I’ll check it out. 👍🏻
@MrViking100002 ай бұрын
Are you talking about the splice backing out and showing a little bit or the core after a couple of uses? Let me know
@ericforsman77872 ай бұрын
@@MrViking10000 Yes, the lock-stitching keeps the splice from ever working loose.
@MrViking100002 ай бұрын
@@ericforsman7787 I do the lock stitching but in your video of splicing 8mm poly you said to use 9mm measurement for the 10mm. Could this be the problem?
@phaedruskener77325 ай бұрын
Would I be correct to assume this splice would work on all the Yale xtc-24 family ropes?
@ericforsman77875 ай бұрын
Yes.
@philosborn18406 ай бұрын
Happy new year, Eric 👍
@ericforsman77876 ай бұрын
Same to you Phil!
@FantomeBlue6 ай бұрын
Anyone that know the "Breaking Load in KN" in this example of builded frictionsaver with Samson Arbormaster Rope?
@ericforsman77876 ай бұрын
I had one sample tested in the basket-hitch configuration. It broke at 11,169 lbs, which is approximately 49 kN.
@ericforsman77876 ай бұрын
If we assume that the working load limit (WLL) is about 10% of breaking strength that would be 1,116 lbs or 506 kg.
@FantomeBlue6 ай бұрын
Hey Eric! You did it perfect! Wonderful pice of art! And good instruction videoclip! Thanks! Okey, I have an question! Maybe someone allready has asked you: But what it the Breaking Load in KN or Kilo, in this example? and sugest of Working Load WL in KN or Kilo? Best regards!
@TreeMuggs_PatrickM7 ай бұрын
Fantastic video, thanks Eric
@ericforsman77877 ай бұрын
Thank you Patrick!
@marksmall69817 ай бұрын
Awesome video! Just curios, what’s the difference between this style and a sewn eye prusik?
@ericforsman77877 ай бұрын
Hello Mark. The main difference is that a sewn eye is done with an industrial sewing machine whereas a splice is done by interlocking and overlapping the strands of the rope to form the eye. A sewn eye is a bit more bulky whereas a spliced eye prusik is a bit stiffer because the core is doubled back and buried inside the cover . A spliced eye takes a lot longer to make, whereas a sewn eye takes just a few minutes to make. Both types are very strong. Since most people do not have an industrial sewing machine, a spliced eye is the only alternative unless you want to pay somebody to make it for you.
@markhaywood59207 ай бұрын
You make it look so easy. Fantastic and clear instructions, thank you
@ericforsman77877 ай бұрын
Thanks Mark.
@MrViking100007 ай бұрын
Hey Eric what is the maximum length that this method applies to for example if I were to make a 6ft friction saver would I still have to remove the whole core?
@ericforsman77877 ай бұрын
Good question. The maximum length of friction saver that I have done with this method is 58". For that length I cut a piece of rope that is 124" long, remove the core, and do a normal layout on both ends. The two tails will overlap perfectly, leaving just a few inches to cut off of each tail. I suppose you could do a longer one if you lengthened the measurements on the splice so that there was a longer bury with an appropriate overlap (at least 11") of the tapered cover strands inside the rope, but I have not tried that.
@anthonymoravec35998 ай бұрын
3/8th fid is for 9mm. if this is 10mm beeline wouldn't it be a 7/16" fid?
@ericforsman77878 ай бұрын
If you use the larger fid you get a deeper bury, which makes the prusik stiffer and harder to use. So I go with the smaller fid. It is plenty strong and I have never seen one pull apart or show any sign of breaking, even when they get old and worn.
@anthonymoravec35997 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing, it has been a great guide following along with your videos.@@ericforsman7787
@mvblitzyo8 ай бұрын
great video thanks
@ericforsman77878 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@mvblitzyo8 ай бұрын
most excellent ..
@chasjm218 ай бұрын
Thanks, this is the 3rd video I've watched on this knot & the only one I've understood.
@ericforsman77878 ай бұрын
That made me laugh. Sometimes people make things more complicated than necessary!
@matiascamprubi-soms77198 ай бұрын
Seems like you're making the splice a bit bigger than required. It's an 11mm rope, and should be fine to lay out with a slightly smaller fid, right?
@ericforsman77878 ай бұрын
It is a 11.7mm rope, which is 0.460 inches. Since it is so close to 0.50 inches I use a 1/2'" fid for the layout. I suspect that a layout with a 7/16" fid would be just fine but I have not compared the strength of the two.
@MrViking100009 ай бұрын
Would this process work for a 10mm Prusik? Except with a 10mm tubular fid? Also would the reduction of the cover strands be the same?
@anthonymoravec35998 ай бұрын
Yes, cover strands are reduced by 50% count the cover strands to confirm quantity.
@timstradservice17399 ай бұрын
Hello! Just came across your channel. Enjoying the knot tying videos. Thanks for making them! Did I understand correctly that the knot you use to attach to the carabiner is the palomar knot? Tried to look it up but only found people showing it with fishing line so I was wondering if I heard correctly. Thanks!
@ericforsman77878 ай бұрын
Yes, the knot that I use is the palomar knot. I like it because the loop of rope that wraps around the top of the knot is perfect for attaching a micro-pulley. But if you can't figure that one out you can also use a clove hitch.
@timstradservice17398 ай бұрын
Thanks👍
@MrViking100009 ай бұрын
We need more splicing videos. This time a hollow braid like tenex Tex ultra sling
@jackberdine9 ай бұрын
very nice. brings a new meaning to the word retrievable. this would be really good for working alone or with one groundie.
@hugoh.969410 ай бұрын
Omg! This video is exactly what I was looking for! Can't wait to do this. This guy is absolutely amazing. I can watch his vidoes over and over. Same videos over and over. His style of presenting is perfect for this type of stuff. ❤
@ericforsman778710 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words!
@checheufroes98142 ай бұрын
😊lllpplpllpllp
@hugoh.969410 ай бұрын
One of (of not THE) best, detailed, clear, consice and understandable videos on the internet hands down! 🙏👍
@samsungtv4u10 ай бұрын
How long is that prusik?
@ericforsman778710 ай бұрын
I don't recall what I used in the video, but most prusiks used for the VT are between 28 and 30" long (71-76 cm). The best length varies for different rope diameters. You will need to experiment a bit to see which length works best for your particular rope. It your prusik is a bit long you can often make it work by adding an extra braid around the rope.
@samsungtv4u10 ай бұрын
My favorite prusik ever have 5 just ordered one more.. but would like a fue out of technora. ;)
@thomt755711 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge !
@ericforsman778711 ай бұрын
You are welcome!
@justinrutan179511 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the video, do you have one that shows how to incorporate a ring into the splice
@kugeldrechsler86611 ай бұрын
Horrible! Your have thrown away the Core Strands!! This is far away oft any standard allowance. What about the total strenght oft this Part?? Never thumb up.
@ericforsman778711 ай бұрын
Based on your comment it is obvious to me that you have never spliced 16-strand rope. The standard way to splice 16-strand rope is to remove the core strands and fill the void by pulling the tapered cover strands back through the core. The strength of this friction saver is approximately 11,000 lbs in the basket hitch configuration. I suggest you check out some of the other instructional videos on how to splice 16-strand rope so you will begin to understand how it is done.
@small-town-southern-man35734 ай бұрын
Gotta love it when the stupid rooster crows his ignorance for all to hear. The strength of 16-strand rope is ALL in the cover. The core strands are only to help it retain its shape.
@daltonbayfield11 ай бұрын
Great video Eric! I've been looking online for rope gun prototypes, and this seems to be the best one I've found. Thank you for the detail on mounting, packing, and reeling, etc. I was also wondering if you have a preferred knot for tying two throwlines together. As I'm beginning to venture into the realm of climbing big trees, I realize my throwlines for urban forestry are nowhere near long enough! I've been using the zeppelin bend for ease of untying, but was wondering if there's a knot you like better. Thanks!
@ericforsman778711 ай бұрын
For throwlines I most often use the Zeppelin bend. But for small diameter really slippery stuff like the spectra fishing line on my crossbow reel I use a triple fisherman's bend or a blood knot with lots of wraps.