Stitching for eye splice?

[opie]

opie - I'm going to speculate to the contrary. I think by having 12 strands the braid has an easier time adapting to the change.

I can see that. Possibly as the diameter gets bigger.

I know when you push the 7/64 together to open it up and compare it to some 1/8 you've just done the same thing too....

I can see through the 7/64... Not so with the 1/8. Which leads me to believe there is more stress on a bury entrance/exit on the 1/8 than the 7/64.

[opie984]

I can see that. Possibly as the diameter gets bigger.

I know when you push the 7/64 together to open it up and compare it to some 1/8 you've just done the same thing too....

I can see through the 7/64... Not so with the 1/8. Which leads me to believe there is more stress on a bury entrance/exit on the 1/8 than the 7/64.

Well I think there is only one way to settle this....we need some destruction!

[opie]

Well I think there is only one way to settle this....we need some destruction!

LOL!!!

Im all about destroying things. But the rating of the 1/8 is more than I want to subject a $30,000 machine to. Especially since its not my machine!!

If the 7/64 holds up.. youve got no worries about the 1/8.

[opie984]

$30K, That would be a lot of payroll deductions.

[Knotty]

I'm willing to concede to opie's conclusions on this in order to save his destructo machine from destruction.

[MrToot]

Not trying to revive this thread for long but newbie to splicing. Can someone point me to a thread or picture on how to stitch the bury of a fixed eye loop? Thank you.

[GrizzlyAdams]

Not trying to revive this thread for long but newbie to splicing. Can someone point me to a thread or picture on how to stitch the bury of a fixed eye loop? Thank you.

You'll find it in this pdf document from Sampson. At the very end. "Lock Stitch Procedure".

I use the "Locked Brummel" when I can, instead. It is easily done when the standing end of the cord is free.

[MrToot]

Perfect. Many thanks Grizz!