Making your own Ropes

[Phillipsart]

i like the counter top material. where did you get it?

Bunnings here in Australia

 

[Phillipsart]

The Rope walk is almost ready to make rope.

 

[Phillipsart]

3.1 meters of 1.5mm rope

 

[Phillipsart]

Rope Walk – First Run Success!

Well… after getting everything set up and scratching my head for a bit — the rope walk is officially up and running!

First proper run today and I managed to knock out a 3.1 metre length of 1.5mm rope… and I’ve got to say — this thing works an absolute treat

I did hit a small learning curve at the start (as expected).

Got myself a bit twisted up with the direction of the wind…

I was aiming for a right-hand (Z) lay rope, so naturally I thought:

set the yarns to LH…


Nope — not how this one plays!

After a bit of trial and error, I realised:

Both ends set to RH… and suddenly everything just clicked

…and that beautiful rope started forming exactly how it should

Result:


Clean, consistent lay


1.5mm thickness


3.1m length


First go!



What really impressed me —

I could not achieve this thickness or consistency with my previous rope maker.

This setup is already proving to be a serious upgrade

Plenty more testing to come… different diameters, materials, and finishes — but for a first run, I’m stoked with how it turned out!

If anyone else is setting one of these up —


Don’t overthink the twist direction like I did





More updates soon as I dial it in further!

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

Congrats! Good looking rope

 

[Steef66]

Congratz, it looks good.
The machine is designed to setup both switches in the same direction. If you make RH rope both switches in stand I and cable/LH, both in stand II.

 

[Phillipsart]

Congratz, it looks good.
The machine is designed to setup both switches in the same direction. If you make RH rope both switches in stand I and cable/LH, both in stand II.

I want to make apx 2mm rope. I need about 3 or 4 meters. Will run some tests over the next few days.

 

[Steef66]

What yarn did you use for the test?

 

[Steef66]

If you follow the 10% rule, this is 10% of the distance between the hooks of the “BOK” and the “WIEL”. You can also add a little more weight to get a tighter stroke in your rope, or experiment with the adjustment screw on the “KLOS”. Applying just a little resistance to the cable makes a world of difference. Have fun experimenting.

 

[Phillipsart]

What yarn did you use for the test?

The Gutterman Tera 20. 3x2, Went to 15%. Any less and it was not wound up enough. I had 28 gram weight but there was some friction between the Bok and the bench shelving, which is why I only used 28 grams of weight.

I’m considering adding something onto the bench under the Bok for apx 70cm long that has no friction. So the Bok slides freely. But this seamed to work. .

I didn’t want to use my Gutterman E Thread until I got this working.

 

[Phillipsart]

If you follow the 10% rule, this is 10% of the distance between the hooks of the “BOK” and the “WIEL”. You can also add a little more weight to get a tighter stroke in your rope, or experiment with the adjustment screw on the “KLOS”. Applying just a little resistance to the cable makes a world of difference. Have fun experimenting.

Maybe instead of going to 15% and 28 gram of weight. Would increasing the weight and reducing to 10% wound it tighter?

 

[Steef66]

Try 200 to 300 gram and go to 10%. The rope will be a little thinner, but that's the experience. The friction of the bok is no problem. Only make sure that it moves steady. A thin glasplate or formica sheet does a lot of good. I used a white cabinet panel.