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Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss Playlist

Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss Playlist

This is the introductory segment of the full 120 minute video.

Master Rigger, Brion Toss demonstrates the technique and art of splicing wire rope using 7 x 7 wire featuring the Liverpool Eye Splice. This also applies to splicing 7 x 19 wire rope. The video includes the following chapters:

Introduction
Selecting Tools
Setting Up the Splice
Tucking the Rows
More Tucking
Finishing Touches & More Info

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RESTORATION NOTE: Originally released on DVD in 2008, TheSailingChannel has digitally remastered the standard definition video increasing its resolution to HDV 720p. We've maintained the original 4 x 3 ratio within a 1280 x 720 frame. A defocused ocean sunset background creates pillars on either side of the video.

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Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss Playlist
  • 2. TOOLS: Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss
    05:25
    2. TOOLS: Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss

    2. TOOLS: Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss

    Master Rigger Brion Toss presents the tools he uses to splice wire rope. These include...

    A special vice
    Heavy duty thimbles
    Modified marlin spikes
    Caliper gauge
    Wrist gaiters
    Safety glasses
    China markers,
    Soft hammer
    Pipe lever

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  • 3. SETTING UP THE WIRE ROPE SPLICE with Brion Toss
    08:52
    3. SETTING UP THE WIRE ROPE SPLICE with Brion Toss

    3. SETTING UP THE WIRE ROPE SPLICE with Brion Toss

    Master rigger Brion Toss demonstrates the setup for making a wire rope splice. He discusses...

    Working orientation: horizontal or vertical
    Makeup of wire rope strands, 7x7 or 7x19
    Setting the thimble as a hard eye in the vice
    Serving the wire in the thimble
    Determining the lay of the wire
    Stretc...

  • 4. TUCKING: Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss
    34:15
    4. TUCKING: Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss

    4. TUCKING: Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss

    Master Rigger Brion Toss demonstrates how to tuck strands to make a wire rope splice

    Where safety glasses and wrist gators
    Start by determining the length of the wire tail
    Use a splitter to remove a strand, unlay it and determine if its the correct stand to start with
    Unwind the wire using a...

  • 5. MORE TUCKING: Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss
    18:13
    5. MORE TUCKING: Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss

    5. MORE TUCKING: Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss

    Master Rigger Brion Toss demonstrates the second row of tucks required to complete a wire rope splice. He demonstrates ...

    Tips to locate the first strand
    Tricks to see how the tuck is progressing
    How to easily roll home a strand
    How to keep your tucks in order;techniques to avoid kinking

    Wa...

  • 6. FINISHING TOUCHES: Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss
    13:48
    6. FINISHING TOUCHES: Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss

    6. FINISHING TOUCHES: Splicing Wire Rope with Brion Toss

    Master Rigger Brion Toss demonstrates the finishing touches that ensure a wire rope splice retains its strength and is aesthetically pleasing. He demonstrates how to...

    Determine you have completed all 6 tucks
    Make an Ashley Taper
    Improve the splice by fairing the width with a soft mallet
    Trim t...

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