Splice

The splice is an act of Matelotage allowing various operations:

• to mend a rope on itself to make a eye at an end (Hawser);
• to make ajut (junction) on itself to make a sling more adapted length;
• to make ajut (junction) on another portion of of the same rope diameter to remove for example a worn part;
• to carry out a butt braided of a rope in order to prevent it décommettre .

The to épissoir is the smooth and pointed tool used in this task.

The word comes from the Dutch splitsen , to attach two ropes per interlacing; it was integrated in 1677.

One can splice the natural and synthetic ropes, but also the ropes of steel.

The splice is a work which can go from rather simple for a rope to three very difficult plastic strands with on steel wire ropes of large diameter.

It is advised before décommettre the Toron S to carry out Surliure S in order to make easier the task.

There exist several types of splices among which one can quote, the node of wall knot and the head of Moor, which are splices of end of rope.

One also qualifies splice the twist of the copper bits of electric cable for example, ensuring electric conductivity between two or several cables without employing welding.

Although the splice is always practiced, one prefers to him, for practical reasons on the steel ropes, a Manchon set up at the hydraulic Presse at ground.

See too

• Matelotage