How to seal amsteel ends?

**StrawHat** · 02-12-2012, 08:25

I've used duct tape and due to my constant fiddling it looks a bit messed up now. How do I seal the ends so they do not fray overtime? Do you use other methods besides tapes?

**Dutch** · 02-12-2012, 08:39

Originally Posted by StrawHat

I've used duct tape and due to my constant fiddling it looks a bit messed up now. How do I seal the ends so they do not fray overtime? Do you use other methods besides tapes?

I back splice it into itself. Just go back about an inch and bury it...done.

**Redoleary** · 02-12-2012, 08:39

You can back splice or melt it. Back splice looks better.

**oldgringo** · 02-12-2012, 08:50

Or you can use shrink tube. Yet another option is Whip End Dip.

When all is said and done, however, back splicing is the hands down best choice.

**tncamper** · 02-12-2012, 08:57

I splice here too.

**StrawHat** · 02-12-2012, 09:40

Shrink tube and Whip End Dip for sure is tough to find here in the Phil.
....but back splicing? Geeezzz! stupid me, why did i think of that?

Just made whoopies and that's exactly what I did on the ends

Thanks

**StrawHat** · 02-12-2012, 10:06

Originally Posted by Redoleary

You can back splice or melt it.

How do you melt it? I tried melting it with a lighter and this stuff is fairly resistant to the heat and the strands just melt apart.

**taylo** · 02-12-2012, 11:31

I dips the ends of my Warbonnet ridgeline tails in super glue. I take off the shrink wrap he puts on first though. I do the super glue because there's not enough of a tail to backsplice.

**gargoyle** · 02-12-2012, 11:45

Originally Posted by StrawHat

How do you melt it?

I do a fresh cut to get all the loose strands off.
Then a quick trip over the lighter will bond all the strands into a small ball.
I try to lower the rope into the flame from directly overhead, that keeps the heat centered and the melting uniform.

The rope is polyethylene (plastic), it will melt. Matter of fact, it will burn if you dilly-dally with the lighter too long.