Graham_Wright
Well-known member
Multi-strand (i.e. 7 X 19) SS rope, especially small diameters, defies all my efforts to produce clean ends ready for terminals.
I've tried insulation tape, heat shrink and self-amalgamting tape each side of the cut, with wire rope cutter (not bolt cutter), snips for trimming frayed ends, side cutters and a fine pitch saw but I always end up with intractible strands that need a lot of persuading to lie in the cone.
All this is on the hard. I dread to think how I would manage in a seaway.
Anybody have any magic solutions to offer please?
I've tried insulation tape, heat shrink and self-amalgamting tape each side of the cut, with wire rope cutter (not bolt cutter), snips for trimming frayed ends, side cutters and a fine pitch saw but I always end up with intractible strands that need a lot of persuading to lie in the cone.
All this is on the hard. I dread to think how I would manage in a seaway.
Anybody have any magic solutions to offer please?