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  1. NickfromWI

    Spider Leg Eye Size

    My bad. At a glance it looks like the normal one with the brummell part squished up a little bit. Make sure the tail gets stitched down though!
  2. NickfromWI

    Spider Leg Eye Size

    The locking brummel shown on their site is tough to do in all but very loosely woven ropes. I doubt it'd be possible in the rope brendon is using. The good thing is that their technique is useful when you can't or don't want to pull the whole standing end through the running end. I use it...
  3. NickfromWI

    Spider Leg Eye Size

    I don't have any diagrams showing the locking brummell, (there are pics on the site, but they might be missing right now). I think I can explain it... For your splice, you passed the working end through the standing end. This formed your eye. You passed the working end through the standing...
  4. NickfromWI

    Spider Leg Eye Size

    First, what rope is that? Is it from the ebay guy? The taper on the Samson splice IS fast. That's mostly because they are using a non-locking brummell, which you've replicated in your splice. They are looking for the compression of the outside strands to hold the splice together. If the...
  5. NickfromWI

    Spider Leg Eye Size

    Since you're using tenex, use the samson directions. They should come in crystal clear anyways... http://www.samsonrope.com/get.php?file=141 love nick
  6. NickfromWI

    Spider Leg Eye Size

    As far as the overall length of the slings, that's really up to you. Most of the slings I made for people are under 15', but occasionally I'll make one for someone who wants over 20'. IT all depends on the work you are doing. For the eye size, it'll be about 20". Try it out knotted first...
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