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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Mark B

Mark A

Mark D

Mark B

Mark A

16-Strand Class I Eye Splice

step

7

FINAL TAPER

7A

7b

7c

7D

Pull buried core tails and cover yarns out of rope at their respective
exit points until about 13 inches are exposed. This is the distance
that the tail and core yarns overlap in the splice.

Cut both cover tail and core yarns
where they were marked in Step 6C.

Measure from the cut ends back 6-1/2 inches towards the point where they exit from the rope (both the cover and core
tails.) Taper the tails by cutting out 1 S-twist and 1 Z-twist strand approximately every 1-1/2 inches. This taper provides
a smooth transition from the buried tail of the splice to the core yarns extending down the remainder of the rope.

Bury the exposed ends by alternately smoothing the
rope from the eye down and from the knot up.

Cut here

tail

13"

Mark D

Mark C

Cut here

13"

core yarns

step

8

FINISHING THE SPLICE

8A

8b

Secure knot rmly in place and pull sharply on eye to make sure all slack is re­moved from splice area and that the cover and core tails are seated properly.

Optional: Apply whipping to base of eye for
a distance of about 1 inch or 2 rope diameters.

Mark C

6-1/2"

6-1/2"

Finished splice

Optional
whipping

DOCUMENT 16Strand_C1_Eye Splice_AUG2012.pdf

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