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#107865 05/21/07 05:51 AM 05/21/07 05:51 AM |
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 465 Oxford, UK pdwarren
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Posts: 465 Oxford, UK | I'd be interested to hear your approach. I did it this weekend, but went for a very quick and dirty method of feeding a 3.5mm line down the core of my mainsheet. Effective, but leaves a fair lump between the two different sections. I've always thought it would be good to document this sort of "how to" stuff on a wiki. We set one up for F16 stuff last year, but it hasn't really been used - you're welcome to add content to http://www.formula16.org/wiki. If it ends up with lots of non-F16 stuff on it, I'll happily rebrand it. Paul | | | Re: tapered sheets
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#107866 05/21/07 06:02 AM 05/21/07 06:02 AM |
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Posts: 3,528 Looking for a Job, I got credi... | About an hour with two practices so I think a half hour. OK, so how much does the rope cost and what labour cost ? 70bucks is 35 GBP - does not sound expensive to me for 12m+ of rope and 30mins of someones time....
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#107869 05/21/07 03:12 PM 05/21/07 03:12 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | No..they quoted $55 for the hour and could not guarantee that it would not take longer than the hour and wold not guarantee the splice. I was supplying the cordage. Sounds like they didn't want to be bothered with the job.
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#107870 05/21/07 03:20 PM 05/21/07 03:20 PM |
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 146 Crofton, MD Todd Berget
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Posts: 146 Crofton, MD | wow, for that kind of money, just learn to do it yourself. I did and can now strip a cover and finish off the taper in about 20 minutes and it didn't take alot of practice. My splicing is not the prettiest, but it works. Once you know how to do it, you will find yourself using it on alot of smaller lines that you would not otherwise think it is worthwhile to pay to have done. Just pick up a set of needles, some wipping twine, a couple of fids (the swedish ones are nice) and a pusher. Take a look here: www.samsonrope.com you will want the class 2 splicing instructions. Once you figure it out, it really is quite easy. I just checked and the site doesn't seem to be working. If it's not up by tomorrow, PM me and I can email you the instructions (i have them downloaded on my home computer). Good Luck!! | | |
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