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    Quote Originally Posted by Ridge_Dog View Post
    ...Actually used a tensile test gage to pull one apart. Got to the equivalent of 1980 lbs...
    Interesting results. Thanks for posting.

    FWIW...1980 lbs is 1.24x of the 1600 lbs avg breaking strength of amsteel blue. An Amsteel Blue CL spliced per Samson's instructions should be able to achieve 1.6-1.9x ABS depending on splice placement during testing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ridge_Dog View Post
    Yep...made it exactly the way they are made from Dutch. Works great for hammocks and holds well at my 225 lbs. Really the Taper is used to make it easier while burying it. I know if no taper is used it supposedly makes a weak point. I don't think hanging at 225lbs is going to matter. My ends bury at about 5 inches.Actually used a tensile test gage to pull one apart. Got to the equivalent of 1980 lbs. Plenty to hold us in a hammock.

    I can also argue that when you DIY you take a risk. Period. The pictorial is great so are all the vids.
    Do you think it's possible to go smaller with those? It doesn't appear than your burries go the full length of the loop and meet eachother in the middle. I am looking at the smallest loop I can make that will safely hold my 240lb butt off the ground

    I plan on putting the entire loop through the end channel of my hammock and and then larks heading the whoopie to the two ends of the loop sticking out similar to this setup so the shorter the loop the less length im adding to my 11' hammock.

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    You might consider a short dog bone instead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hammonkey View Post
    Do you think it's possible to go smaller with those? It doesn't appear than your burries go the full length of the loop and meet eachother in the middle. I am looking at the smallest loop I can make that will safely hold my 240lb butt off the ground

    I plan on putting the entire loop through the end channel of my hammock and and then larks heading the whoopie to the two ends of the loop sticking out similar to this setup so the shorter the loop the less length im adding to my 11' hammock.
    good question, though that's my 104" long hammock set up there... Normal whipping/gathered ends made it way too short for me, hence the webbing loop on the ends in this set up.
    Quote Originally Posted by ezhiker View Post
    You might consider a short dog bone instead.
    I agree with this guy though, for the 11 ft hammock, a dogbone should be OK...

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    I cant imagine you can get a dogbone shorter than a continuous loop. Seems to me you have 1/2 the amount of room to burry so I worry about strength.

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    Late to the party, but I make my own splicing needles from aluminum (sometimes brass) tubing. I can't make myself pay >$100 for the spectra splicing sets, even though I use them for fishing as well as backpacking and my son's "real" rope work. You can pick up random sized aluminum/brass tubing packs from places like Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and other art type shops. I believe they are usually in the model building section.

    I fill the end with solder, though you could use pretty much anything (JB weld), and then sand/file it down smooth and slightly pointed.

    Not sure you could find 22 ga though...

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    Is it possible to replace the photos in the OP (original post)?
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    I do have the pictures downloaded somewhere.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by snwcmpr View Post
    Is it possible to replace the photos in the OP (original post)?
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    Quote Originally Posted by goobie View Post
    I do have the pictures downloaded somewhere.....
    PB Fix thread, started today.
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    Quote Originally Posted by snwcmpr View Post
    PB Fix thread, started today.
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    https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...hotobucket-fix
    it was me who posted the Photobucket fix. The mods then moved my thread to the donating members only area. If any non-donating members want the link to the fix, private message me.

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