On Mon, 4 Nov 2002 07:57:44 -0500, Lee Bell wrote:

>Something to be done carefully.  Butane is involved in most of my splices,
>but only because I prefer it to loose ends.  If I'm in a hurry, I'll simply
>do the splice and melt the ends when done.  It works fine, but is not best
>if the line will need to pass through something.  When I'm not in a hurry, I
>reduce the line size as the splice progresses, giving me a smooth increase
>in diameter from the single line to the double one . . . and then I melt the
>ends anyway.  It's been many years since I last whipped the end of a line.
>Riggers hint . . . use a paper towel to smooth the melted ends.  Molten
>plastics stick to and burn the skin quite painfully.  Yes, I know you knew.
>Just wanted to confirm I understood.
>
>Lee

I won't claim I've never made a "butane" backsplice, but I don't like
them - they always seem to come apart after a few months.   I've found
that I actually like whipping the ends of lines.  Sort of satisfying.

Robert Delfs


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