How to braid a loop on the rope

In some situations, there is an urgent need to braid a loop on the rope – when lowering a submersible pump, for the manufacture of the tow rope, stretching for antenna, etc. Tie a knot of steel wire rope will fail because of its rigidity. Well the loop at the end of the cable can be done very neat.

You will need

• - steel rope Ø 8-9 mm;
• - flat screwdriver;
• - heavy metal base (rail, sledgehammer, etc.);
• - hammer;
• - Bulgarian.

Instruction

1. Cut off exactly the ragged outer end of the cable. Put it on a solid metal base and sharp end of the hammer, strike in the same place several times. You can use a grinder. As a result, you should get straight, without kinks, neatly clipped the end of a rope.
2. Rasplatita the cable by approximately 60-80 cm With a screwdriver divide its thickness into two parts. With 7-strand wire rope in one piece will be 4 and the second 3 strands. Wrap both pieces of wire around each other. Make a loop on the end of a rope approximately 10 cm O In this case, consider the reduction of the diameter of a loop of steel cable size the thickness of it in the process stumble. For forming loops on wire basic 4-strand portion of the cable bend towards 3-strand pieces. The second part of the cable lay in the grooves of the main part of the metal wire.
3. Will Obratite alternately around the so-called cutting the remaining ends of the two woven strands. Further, each of the 4 available strands alternately to first wrap around the stem, then weave this strand into a loop again and wrap it around the stalk. For the reliability of the seal loop on the end of the rope to ensure the passage of the loop in each strand in the opposite direction in relation to the previous strands.
4. Cover the ends of the strands of the previous follow up until you have in your hands will remain free for two strands. Slide them carefully between the strands of a loop of steel cable with a screwdriver. Wrap this place with insulating tape. Or fill them into a tapered tube. So you hide the ends of the rope and make a loop in the cable less traumatic.