How to Make Rope - New Era Rope Machine

[@JacqsieRae]

I truly enjoyed your gorgeous spring day❤. We are just getting over a cold snap in January. So the sound of birds singing was very welcomed! You're rope turned out really cool!

[@GKirkBayCity]

I’m not even sure how this came up on my feed but it was enjoyable to watch. Now I recall, someone had one up for sale locally.

[@johnsullivan6560]

Very nice video. Thank you for the demonstration.

[@robertwismer6656]

The middle hook on the machine is for tightening up the whole rope once the separator paddle reaches the machine, i.e. six strands become three then become one. Unhook each loop from the three outer hooks and loop them in turn over the middle hook - all on one hook. Turn the machine handle counterclockwise to tighten up all the strands (the whole rope tightens up).

[@waterloocreek5659]

Thanks for the tip👍

[@terrydouglas2777]

Awesome video buddy. I hit the like button and subscribed to your channel. I love hands on making stuff that we use everyday and the tractors on your videos, i can't wait to see them going. But the hit snd miss motors you have on there, thats the gold lining. Wow they are awesome and they sound like a great musical band playing our favorite old songs from 100 plus years ago. Those motors will run for ever.

[@waterloocreek5659]

Thanks for your comments. It’s just amazing the old engines and tractors are getting closer to 100 years old or older. The Waterloo Boy is 1906 and the John Deere is 1928. I had the John Deere apart just yesterday honing the bore. Old equipment is a great way to teach our kids what mechanics is about. Thanks again👍

[@LitoGeorge]

Geez, you have a lovely manner good Sir. Very calm and reassuring. Amazing really. I wish I had one of these rope making machines. I am making one presently using the same principles. I have seen some videos where one makes a spreader that has a larger spreader attached to a much smaller diameter spreader and then it automatically advances without user intervention. Could be handy :)

[@waterloocreek5659]

Hey there, thanks for your kind words. I hope your rope making is successful.

[@OzziesOddities]

Nice machine, interesting process!

[@davidhadland3183]

Very enjoyable video, Thankyou for sharing..

[@sarcasmo57]

Well explained and interesting video. Thanks mate.

[@GT380man]

I really enjoyed this. I’m an inquisitive person and knew of what such ropes are formed. I didn’t know how, though. There’s much more to it even than explained here. For example, the pairs of single strands are so twisted that as they are twisted together with the other two pairs, they each maintain their original twist plus they acquire a twist, binding them together. If you attempted merely to tightly twist three pairs of twine, which individually were not first twisted, it would not make a rope with uniformed character, but a knotty mess which would not be particularly strong. This “pre-twisted twist” design is fiendishly clever. One wonders how the original observation, or abstract idea,which first prompted someone to make a rope this way, came about. I guess seafaring was the necessity for finding ways to make such ropes. I don’t formally understand why the finished rope has all the characteristics that it does. I’ll be thinking about this. Thank you for showing it & explaining how to use it.

[@carlok22]

great video with good explanations, thx.

[@clydegray9714]

Very educationl and appreciated sincerely. Loved the counter weight balance along with rope seperator in whole weight included. I wonder if you created a slight beveled edge on the rope side twist of each passing cord, thus reducing friction eliminating the need to unstick the continuous binding. Or perhaps a small palm sander attached to seperator causing a vibration, for a smooth forward twisting. Just my thoughts i take time in giving. Thx again.

[@waterloocreek5659]

Thanks, l like your suggestions👍

[@patrickstockton2091]

How much you want for that motor?

[@ronrasmussen1707]

There are a few things i dont get. In relation to the face of the machine, the individual strands appear to have a right twist, the machine twists them left but doesnt fray the strands and yet the rope is a right lay.

[@clydegray9714]

The glue that continues to hold the tension in the twist. Like life, the older you get , your less stressed with tension . Once broke in, the rope of many tricks.

[@ItAintMeBabe99]

Great video. What if you needed a very long rope, say 500 feet or more, like they used on sailing ships. How would you make that.

[@waterloocreek5659]

Good question. I’ve seen some rope makers on KZbin that use a much larger version of the rope maker I use. They use a series of spreaders.

[@Davidm1fcf]

Exactly as described, the whole process is scaled up from what you have seen here. Some ripe runs are so long, you have a bike to ride along them to keep things in order.

[@PlasticBubbleCosplay]

I believe that they will have supports (like a spreader but standing on the floor like a hurdle with brackets to keep the strands apart without creating added friction.

[@clydegray9714]

With addition to splicing sections together.

[@joyellen]

Mate! Do you have a pattern for the spreader and dimensions for the stand? How much does the counterweight weigh? Thank you!😊

[@waterloocreek5659]

All good questions. The spreader is about 11cm in diameter. I don’t have a pattern as it’s pretty simple and not too scientific. Just mark out the circle and add what you feel appreciate for a handle. Before you cut the spreader out with a jigsaw drill three evenly space 10am holes around the perimeter of the circle. Drill the holes mostly in the in the spreader. Then cut the spreader out and sand the edges. The counter weight is not a given weight. The weight will depend on the thickness of the rope being made and the length. I suggest using a screw top soft drink bottle and fill with water or sand and vary the weight depending on length of rope being made and the thickness of the rope. There’s a bit of trial and error but it only takes a free attempts to get an idea of weight. The stand can be as high or low as you’d like so long and the individual rope strands don’t touch on the ground. If the weight is too heavy the rope will twist too tight and want to curl up when taken off the machine. If the weight is too light the rope won’t be formed properly and will be lose. My stand is about a metre high but I’ve also made plenty of rope with it fixed to a table that was 700mm high. I hope this helps

[@ivanguimenez7249]

Gracias hermano

[@ke7azd432]

For the math part? How far did you start apart to get how many feet? I.e If I want 1 100 foot rope how far would I need to be apart to start? or is a rope that long even possible?

[@waterloocreek5659]

Based on the rope maker I have and the short ropes I’ve made I’d suggest factoring in a 25% reduction in rope length.

[@kenfroehlich444]

Could you then make three of these ropes and turn the three into one rope again? Is that how big ship ropes are made? Just wondering

[@waterloocreek5659]

Yes, that’s exactly how ship’s rope is made😁👍.

[@GT380man]

@@waterloocreek5659Interesting. Making a really large cross section rope of a very large number of strands results in a really surprising “compound material”, which has characteristics unlike anything in nature. Nature however has given rise to proteins which, on a microscopic scale, look tremendously similar to this rope. This is a true invention, I think, and not mimicry. Despite the existence of subcellular proteins, humans got no help from looking at that until the modern era.

[@Robert19637]

Hello. Thank you for sharing this video with a good explanation of how rope is made. My name is Robert and I am from Norway. I am looking for such a rope machine with all accessories, do you know where I can get such a machine?

[@waterloocreek5659]

Hi Robert. Thanks for your comment 👍. I’ve not seen any others, you could try Facebook marketplace. If you’d a bit hand you could make on, I’ve seen several home made examples on KZbin👍.

[@cadetcadet1814]

How much distance do you lose when twisting? From the original rope length.

[@waterloocreek5659]

Good question, about half.

[@cathypowers4463]

how heavy is your counter weight please and thank you

[@charlesharb722]

Nice work 👍🏻. What is the name of your rope machine if I may ask?

[@waterloocreek5659]

Thanks. The name ‘New Era Rope Machine’ is cast into the rope maker. They are simple and effective.

[@JabulileEmmily]

Where can I buy the machine in South Africa. Address?

[@waterloocreek5659]

I suggest you just do some Google searching, that how I research, learnt and found the different pathways to move forward in pressing coins.

[@CrunchHardtack]

I think you need some grease on that machine.

[@AlySy-z2r]

First roper but 3 and 4 feet section together making 100 feet strat line good enough to conquer the sea wind without he or she successfully did it no body will build ship and life Around you will not be the same

[@sjaakvaag]

Maybe your machiene needs some grease in its gears.