How to cut rope

[StinkyPete]

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

[Nigel]

Must admit I`ve been caught like that before. Cool Cool idea and now saved into the memory box.................. ....

[ST2UP]

Cool 

[Shiney]

Cool, I'm going to give it a try

[johnnyYTED]

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

[Biggles]

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.

[StinkyPete]

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.

[Biggles]

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.

[Brock]

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 .