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Title: How to cut rope
Post by: StinkyPete on December 08, 2014, 10:31:26 AM: Here's a neat little trick showing how to cut rope, when you don't have anything to cut it with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCNwxqP7l44 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCNwxqP7l44)
Title: Re: How to cut rope
Post by: Nigel on December 08, 2014, 03:53:58 PM: Must admit I`ve been caught like that before. Cool Cool idea and now saved into the memory box.................. :thumb.... :wht11
Title: Re: How to cut rope
Post by: ST2UP on December 08, 2014, 07:30:33 PM: Cool :thumbsup
Title: Re: How to cut rope
Post by: Shiney on December 08, 2014, 11:00:23 PM: Cool, I'm going to give it a try :thumbs
Title: Re: How to cut rope
Post by: johnnyYTED on December 09, 2014, 10:45:18 AM: :dred11
I tried with hemp rope and it didnt work. :OldMan..it muSTnt get the friction and heat. :fp
Title: Re: How to cut rope
Post by: Biggles on December 09, 2014, 09:32:12 PM: Quote from: johnnyYTED on December 09, 2014, 10:45:18 AM

I tried with hemp rope and it didnt work. ..it muSTnt get the friction and heat.

You're probably onto something there- the synthetics don't conduct the heat away but the organic fibre can dissipate it.
Title: Re: How to cut rope
Post by: StinkyPete on December 10, 2014, 06:50:38 AM: He does say in the video that the technique works "really well with thick nylon rope" before cutting the thick blue rope. It's probably melting the rope fibres, rather than abrading them.
Title: Re: How to cut rope
Post by: Biggles on December 10, 2014, 09:47:02 AM: Quote from: StinkyPete on December 10, 2014, 06:50:38 AM
He does say in the video that the technique works "really well with thick nylon rope" before cutting the thick blue rope. It's probably melting the rope fibres, rather than abrading them.

Which is doubly good, because the fibres would have less tendency to fray, being melted together.

I love the way he instantly spins the rope back together after it separates- takes me longer and never looks like the original.
Title: Re: How to cut rope
Post by: Brock on December 10, 2014, 04:38:51 PM: put a wrap of masking tape each side of the spot you are going to cut, rope wont fray. Or tie a piece of string around .