String Splice Time

Ron Nossaman RNossaman@KSCABLE.com
Sat, 16 Dec 2000 22:09:16 -0600


>> >A correctly "tied" splice will tighten itself and isnt going to move at all
>> >after that.
>>
>> Sounds real authoritative, and If that's the case, I've not only never
>> correctly tied a splice, I've never seen one correctly tied. How does a
>> mere mortal go about producing this minor miracle?
>>
>
>Ear of the beholder I guess. Reading something into someones posts that arent
>really there... It would seem to me that if splices were substantially 
>unstable,
>then they wouldnt be used, straight forward enough.
>
>--
>Richard Brekne

The point is that they do tighten further with time, and not a lot of it,
correctly tied or not. The beholder's ear should register that without a
lot of trouble were the beholder to splice a string or two.

Ron N


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