OzBungy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:58 am
I am wondering why we're talking about Brummel splices at all. They sound cool because they are self locking. The big problem is that they're very difficult to get accurate lengths. All the splice parts use up a couple of centimeters of line and you end up with a short line. Once you have done the splice you're stuck with it
Yep Brummels are hard to get accurate, but not impossible. You need to rely on pen marks on the line.
OzBungy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:58 am
A simple bury splice is much easier to do and extremely easy to adjust the length. You just put it next to it's partner line and slide the splice up and down until it's accurate. Don't forget to apply the same tension on the lines when measuring. Tension makes a huge difference in line length.
Plain splices are easy to adjust when not stitched, you can adjust a brummel put it's difficult. Tension is very important when doing stuff with line lengths, super important for flying lines cause they are so long. I use a pulley to balance them.
OzBungy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:58 am
Length of flying lines is not so critical because you can adjust them with the pigtails. It's still a pain to do that. Length of bridle lines is super critical (especially in foil kites). It's far better to use a method where you can proof and adjust the length before completing the splice.
Important to remove shrink from lines before adjusting them. Usually that alone will correct them.
OzBungy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:58 am
If you're super pedantic like me, use a safety pin to lock the splice then sew it on the sewing machine.
Pins are best for being super accurate, but pen marks are good, I would still use some pen marks as backup on things like flying lines.
OzBungy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:58 am
I would have been more interested in seeing Gunnar do a splice on <1mm line. It's really hard to get the end of the guitar string into thin line. I think my record is 1.1mm. I tried 0.8mm and it was too hard.
Try some other line, Jerry Browns stuff is very easy, the weave opens very big. I use picture frame wire which is steel, just use a thinner wire if you need. Some line is really not spliceable though.
OzBungy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:58 am
Just a few other comments on Brummel splices. The method shown puts twists into the line where it passes through itself. That worries me. You can do a brummel splice by passing the long end through and that avoids the twist.
Yep twists are bad.