Samson 16-STRAND Class I Eye Splice - Manual

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16-Strand Class I 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
Class I 16-strand ropes are made from any or all of the following fibers: olefin, polyester, or nylon.
The eye splice is used to place a permanent loop in the end of a rope, generally for attachment
purposes to a fixed point. An eye is also used to form the rope around a thimble, which is used to
protect the rope, especially when it is to be attached to a shackle, chain, or wire rope. 1
step
m e a s u r i n g a n d m a r k i n g
2
step
step
3
Carefully open up the braid at Mark C
and pull out the core yarns from the end
of the rope back to Mark C.
m a r k i n g c o v e r ta p e r
r e m o v i n g t h e c o r e
22"
Bitter end
1 A
Measure 28 inches from end
of rope and make Mark A.
1 c
Measure 22 inches down from
Mark B and make Mark C.
1 E
Tie a knot in body of the rope
about 11 inches down from Mark D.
1 D
Measure 11 inches down from
Mark C and make Mark D.
1 b
Form desired size of eye and make
Mark B opposite Mark A.
2 A
From Mark A count 5 strand pairs toward the end
of rope and mark the 5th pair (left and right strands.)
2 b
Continue counting down 5 pairs and marking the
5th pair until a total of 5 strand pairs are marked.
28"
11"
1 2 3 4 5
TIP:
For this rope a wire fid is
easier to use than a tubular fid.
mark c mark d
mark a
mark a
mark B
mark c mark B
mark c
mark d
mark d
mark B
mark a
Core yarn
Wire fid
4
step
Remove fid. Pull hard on tapered tail with one hand. With the other hand,
smooth bunched line towards eye splice until Marks 2 and 3 converge.
ta p e r i n g e n d o f r o p e
4 A
4 b
Pull out marked strand pairs from cover braid.
Do not cut
Tape end of cover tail and attach thin wire fid
to tapered end of rope with a thin layer of tape.