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rope walk

Tony1955 said:
does anyone know if this is any good please?
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The machine in the picture is not a rope walk. If you are looking to make rope, this will not do it, but if you are looking for something to serve a line, it looks like it should work.
Allan
 
AllanKP69 said:
The machine in the picture is not a rope walk. If you are looking to make rope, this will not do it, but if you are looking for something to serve a line, it looks like it should work.
Allan
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i was hoping to make rope. thanks for letting me know.
 
Hi Tony,
If you are thinking of making your own rope using a home made rope walk, I would recommend looking at this post by Steef66.

Make your rope on a rope walk

I did a lot of research on how to make rope on a rope walk and build my own rope walk. I love to share my experience with you. The quality of the rope delivered in your kit is not always of high quality. Fluffy, badly made so that you can better use it to tie up your old paper than to rig your...
shipsofscale.com

Cheers,
Stephen.
 
Tony1955 said:
Hi guys,
does anyone know if this is any good please? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002827886867.html

thanks

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Yes. I have one. I use it to for securing lines to blocks. I loop the rope over the pegs on the end opposite the handle, then use the thread on the brass pipe to wind 6 to 12 wraps around the double thread, secured at each end with clove hitch. When I remove it I just have to tighten the loop until it fits around the block. It looks a lot better than tying a knot around the block. it is also very easy.
 
and this thread will help you choose a rope walk as the participants review hands on several brands n types of rope walks n threads used for rope making... it also refers to the steef thread... this may be the same threas as stevedown under above... anyway here ya go...

Make your rope on a rope walk

I did a lot of research on how to make rope on a rope walk and build my own rope walk. I love to share my experience with you. The quality of the rope delivered in your kit is not always of high quality. Fluffy, badly made so that you can better use it to tie up your old paper than to rig your...
shipsofscale.com
 
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