I Cant Pull the Amsteel Through for a Continuous Loop
- #1
Let's say I want a continuous loop of 1/8" amsteel that is like the size of a silver dollar. You can't get the proper bury even if you do a full bury. Any method to do this?
- #2
Is this a trick question? I feel like you answered your question saying you can't get the proper bury doing the full bury....
- #3
Haha...no trick. I thought maybe there was a method outside of the traditional one. If you get the outer sheath expanded enough, then you could probably keep wrapping the buried portion around and around until you got length, but then the outside probably wouldn't cinch down properly.
- #4
They would be handy if there is a way to do it!
- #6
I was thinking the same thing, but is less ideal.
- #7
Safety should trump convenience. What are you trying to do? Maybe there might be a different way to attack the problem?
- #8
You can make a very small soft shackle from 7/64" that will be 230% stronger than its rating.
So MBS 1400 x 230% = 3220# MBS
Working load would be 320# if you use a 10X safety factor.
Here is one I made real quick.
Started with 34" of 7/64"
Didn't have a silver dollar handy...
Weighs 4 grams
- #9
Modifying some leg straps, it isn't the most direct life support. But I'd like it strong.
- #10
You can make a very small soft shackle from 7/64" that will be 230% stronger than its rating.
So MBS 1400 x 230% = 3220# MBS
Working load would be 320# if you use a 10X safety factor.
Here is one I made real quick.
Started with 34" of 7/64"
Didn't have a silver dollar handy...
Weighs 4 grams
@mtsrunner - If I want to make a similarly sized one from 3/16 Amsteel, what length would you recommend that I start with? Would I still want to start with 34"?
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- #11
@mtsrunner - If I want to make a similarly sized one from 3/16 Amsteel, what length would you recommend that I start with? Would I still want to start with 34"?
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[mention]LoadedLimbs [/mention] unfortunately, it can't be done. Look at the size of just the 'button' for a 3/16" soft shackle I made.
What did you have in mind that would need a 3/16" soft shackle? The finished product would have a rating of around 50kN. Nothing else on our saddle gear is close to that strong.
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- #12
@mtsrunner - I didn't have a particular application in mind - I just have some 3/16" Amsteel on-hand and thought I might give it a try. Not having made any in the past, I wasn't sure if it was doable or what length to start with. What's a more appropriate starting length to make an improved soft shackle from 3/16" Amsteel if I want to keep the finished product on the smaller side?
- #13
Haven't made one from 3/16" in a long while. I'm going to guess 48". Let me whip one up real quick and see what it does.
- #14
Yep, 48" of 3/16" gives you about a 4" soft shackle that could pull a truck.
Source: https://saddlehunter.com/community/index.php?threads/any-known-method-to-splice-very-small-amsteel-continuous-loop.29739/
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