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Thread: Australian Standards, Synthetic Ropes & accessories.

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    Quote Originally Posted by isuzutoo-eh View Post
    At least any damage would be visible on one of these, whereas a cracked cast shackle isn't immediately obvious.
    Internal damage, or damage by chemical action, or UV isn't always obvious.
    To help overcome this in the SES we keep rope log-books and anything old; suspect; or in anyway damaged, is chopped into small pieces and destroyed or buried at the tip.

    Most steel shackles are not cast and can put up with a hard life, as can steel karabiners. Aluminium karabiners can be damaged by dropping, or scratching so I wouldn't use them for vehicle recovery,

    Cheers Charlie

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    The stitching was never to hold the eye. The eye is formed as you say. The tail is loped back into the core and passed back along the full length of the standing part of the rope, just short of the end where the stopper knot is placed. It's only to prevent someone from pulling the tail back out of the core which isn't too hard to put back but if it's something for sale then I'd rather not have people send them back for a warranty claim because they're pulling them apart.

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    i reckon the stitching will still tear.
    Instead splice the tail along the standing line, just before the end of yourtail, weave it out and back into the centre of the standing line.

    S
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    How good are you at adapting hawse laid stopper knots to 12 straid braids then?

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