Ropewalks Can Eliminate Fuzzy Rigging
| This may look like a rinky dink ropewalk, but
it will get the job done and is surprisingly easy to knock together. You
will need a six-foot board, four eye hooks, a variable speed electric
drill and a bullet-shaped "top". |
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The
Thread's The Thing |
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To make a versatile ropewalk,
start with a six-foot board. cut off two six-inch ends and nail one to
each end of the five footer.
On one end, strap the electric drill to the board so the handle is braced
against the end board with the drill lying flat on the base board. on the
opposite end piece, set three of the hook eyes in a triangular layout
about drill chuck high. The remaining eye hook goes into the drill's
chuck.
The top is carved from a twig, just put a point on it, score 3 lines into
its face for the strings to ride on as the threads are wound together.
Tie 3 strings on to the eye-hooks. The other ends of the strings go to the
drill to be tied off there. Insert the top between the three lines so they
slip into separate slots in the top.Now you are ready, start the drill
at a slow speed, you will need to help the Top along until the first 7" or
so, this will keep the 3 strings from |
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Rope In Progress |
twisting behind the Top. Then it will
work by its self.
When you have a finished length of rope, mix some Elmer's Glue and water
together, then rub the rope down with the glue mix. This will help it stay
together when you free it from the drill. |
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