splicing Slingshot lines?
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Re: splicing Slingshot lines?
Outsides are relatively easy to do. The front lines are difficult because of their thickness.
This is your best bet to get it done: https://kiteboarding.com/proddetail.asp ... micro_hook
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Re: splicing Slingshot lines?
Strangely enough, I find the front lines easier to splice on the Slingy bars.
Plenty of videos out there to help you.
I've tried them with a d-splicer and with splicing fids, but find the best result are with a bit of thin wire from a hardware store.
I usually use a pair of pliers to grip the wire.
Don't use a hot knife to cut your line.
The hot knife melts the ends hard and gives it little dags that drag & rip Up the core.
It's a f***ing mess. So steal grandmas expensive quilting scissors.
if you're not confident, then go practice.
Those small lines would have to be the worst type of line to learn how to splice.
Go find some 4-6mm dyneema and practice until you can do it clean with the tail tucked in perfect.
Sometimes with those thin lines the whole splice is perfect, but as you tuck the tail in the last half inch will have too much friction and won't pop in. (This is especially if they're not brand new and waxy)
There's a long running debate about this..... But my opinion is BRUMMEL LOCK SPLICE is best. The Brummel will never come undone.
There's no stitching involved, and relies on a locking method, rather than using the core friction to hold the loop. You won't need to make your tails any longer than 10cm with a brummel.
Even if you mess up the tail, it will still work.
(You could get away without hiding the tails in fact)
Good luck!
Plenty of videos out there to help you.
I've tried them with a d-splicer and with splicing fids, but find the best result are with a bit of thin wire from a hardware store.
I usually use a pair of pliers to grip the wire.
Don't use a hot knife to cut your line.
The hot knife melts the ends hard and gives it little dags that drag & rip Up the core.
It's a f***ing mess. So steal grandmas expensive quilting scissors.
if you're not confident, then go practice.
Those small lines would have to be the worst type of line to learn how to splice.
Go find some 4-6mm dyneema and practice until you can do it clean with the tail tucked in perfect.
Sometimes with those thin lines the whole splice is perfect, but as you tuck the tail in the last half inch will have too much friction and won't pop in. (This is especially if they're not brand new and waxy)
There's a long running debate about this..... But my opinion is BRUMMEL LOCK SPLICE is best. The Brummel will never come undone.
There's no stitching involved, and relies on a locking method, rather than using the core friction to hold the loop. You won't need to make your tails any longer than 10cm with a brummel.
Even if you mess up the tail, it will still work.
(You could get away without hiding the tails in fact)
Good luck!
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Re: splicing Slingshot lines?
Thanks, I have spliced lots of 1/8" Amsteel but the SS lines seem very dense if that makes sense I'll give it a go, I can always have them sleeved if I can't get these to work.
Re: splicing Slingshot lines?
.030 or .023 mig welding wire bent over in half works great. Stainless is even better because it does not corrode when you store it in your splicing kit.