Samson 8-STRAND Class II Eye Splice - Manual (Page 3)

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8-Strand Class II Eye Splice
S A M S O N S P L I C I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S
7 C
7 D
7 E
Tuck the (white) pair of strands
under the (gray) pair of strands
closest to the first 2 tucks. Pull
the strands snug, but not tight to
avoid distorting the strands in the
eye area. Again, make sure there
is no twist in the strands (Fig. E).
Turn the eye over and tuck the
remaining (white) pair of strands
under the remaining (gray) pair
of strands in the standing part
of the rope (Fig. F).
Remove tape and pull all 8
strands snug and correct any
twist that may have been
introduced during the tucking
procedure. The first tuck is
now complete (Fig. G).
Note: A full tuck includes all 4 pairs of strands.
Mark 1
Mark 2
Mark 1
Turn rope
over
Figure e
Figure F
Figure g
1 complete tuck
Mark 2
Note: The 8 ends can be heat fused so they don’t fray,
but be careful not to damage any of the strands.
8 B
8 C
8 D
8 E
After each round of tucks, pull each
strand to make sure they are snug and
there is no twist. Locate the strand closest
to the eye in each strand pair. Tape and
cut off, leaving enough protruding so the
end does not slip back into the rope when
loaded. The splice should look like Fig. H.
Continue tucking the remaining
strands 3 full tucks. The splice
should look like Fig. I.
The tapering process continues by reducing
the volume of each remaining strand by half
(count the number of yarns that comprise
each strand and divide as evenly
as possible.) Select the divided half
of each of the 4 strand yarns closest
to the eye. Tape and cut off.
With the remaining 4 half-volume
single strands, perform 3 full tucks.
Tape the strands after they have
been tucked and cut them off as
done with previous strands. The
completed splice should look like Fig. J.
8 a
Continue tucking the (gray) strands
under the (white) strands and the (white)
strands under the (gray) strands until
at least 6 full tucks (with all 4 strand
pairs) have been completed.
8
step
COMPLeting tHe tUCKs and FinisHing tHe sPLiCe
Figure H
Figure i
Figure J
Finished splice
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