Samson 16-STRAND Class I User Manual

SAMSON SPLICING INSTRUCTIONS

Mark A

Mark A

Mark B

Mark A

16-Strand Class I Eye Splice

Class I 16-strand ropes are made from any or all of the following bers: olen, 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 xed 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.

MEASURING AND MARKING

step

1

step

2

Measure 28 inches from end

1A

of rope and make Mark A.

Form desired size of eye and make

1b

Mark B opposite Mark A.

Measure 22 inches down from

1c

Mark B and make Mark C.

MARKING COVER TAPER

From Mark A count 5 strand pairs toward the end

2A

of rope and mark the 5th pair (left and right strands.)

Continue counting down 5 pairs and marking the

2b

5th pair until a total of 5 strand pairs are marked.

Mark D

Measure 11 inches down from

1D

Mark C and make Mark D.

11"

Mark C

28"

Bitter end

22"

TIP:

For this rope a wire d is

easier to use than a tubular d.

Tie a knot in body of the rope

1E

about 11 inches down from Mark D.

Mark B

1 2 3 4 5

step

3

step

4

REMOVING THE CORE

Carefully open up the braid at Mark C

and pull out the core yarns from the end

of the rope back to Mark C.

TAPERING END OF ROPE

Remove d. Pull hard on tapered tail with one hand. With the other hand,
smooth bunched line towards eye splice until Marks 2 and 3 converge.

Pull out marked strand pairs from cover braid.

4A

Do not cut

Tape end of cover tail and attach thin wire d

4b

to tapered end of rope with a thin layer of tape.

Wire fid

Mark D

Mark D

Mark C Mark B

Core yarn

Mark C

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SAMSON SPLICING INSTRUCTIONS

Mark B

Mark B

Mark A

Mark B

16-Strand Class I Eye Splice

step

5

PERFORMING SPLICE

Insert d into rope at Mark B and

5A

out at Mark D.

Pull tail through body of rope from

5b

B to D.

As each marked strand pair is about to

5c

be buried in the rope at Mark B, carefully
cut each strand in the marked pair.

5D

Continue to pull the tail end of the rope

through until Mark A and Mark B coincide.

Emerging

wire fid

Mark D

Mark C

Mark D

Mark C

Cut as strand
pairs are
about to
be buried

MARKING TAILS

6

step

6A
6b

6c

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Smooth rope from eye at Mark B, back to
Mark D to remove all slack in the braid.

Smooth rope from knot to Mark C to bury
as much of the core yarns as possible.

Mark both cover tail and core yarns where
they exit from the body of the rope.

Mark D

tail

Mark C

Mark tail and

core strands

where they exit

rope

core yarns

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