Making your own Ropes

[Steef66]

Yes. I think I did run a different speed on the bok than I did on the Weil. So I need to make sure I run both at the same speed?

Yes, from personal experience, the rotation speed is about the same. The gear ratio in the “WHEEL” is 1:1, so if the potentiometers are set to the same position, the speed will be almost identical. The “BOK” will rotate slightly faster because there is less resistance.

Is 200 grams enough or should I still increase the weight?

I use about 350 to 400 gram for rope that is 1,5 mm in diameter.

Also I did not add any friction to the cone. I had that set loose. Should I have had more friction on the cone with the thicker ropes?

I wouldn't use this setting at this early stage. It's intended solely for making tough rope and increasing the number of twists per centimeter. For standard rope, it's best to use the machine's weight and speed settings.

 

[dockattner]

Hi Phillip, just in case you haven't figured this out yet - you should do everything just as Stephan suggests. I had a different type of rope walk but following his advice helped me create some pretty nice ropes (back when I made ropes).

 

[Steef66]

Hi Phillip, just in case you haven't figured this out yet - you should do everything just as Stephan suggests. I had a different type of rope walk but following his advice helped me create some pretty nice ropes (back when I made ropes).

I love you

 

[Phillipsart]

Gutterman E 382 thread
3x10 350 gram weight. 10%
1.8mm rope

Looked perfect al the way through. Left it sit for some 5 minutes after a placed some instant glue at the ends and as soon I cut the wiel end it unwound the first half meter. The rest was fine.

This is what happened with the last one. I reckon it’s winding tight enough.

Think I might need to get my mini heat gun into the last section near the wiel before I cut it.

If only I remember where I put my heat gun.

 

[Steef66]

The weight looks good now, maybe add 50 grams. Just try and don't be afraid to use to much. Thick ropes can hold a lot of weight without breaking. The consistance of the rope looks real good, except the last part.
Slow a little bit down the speed of the "BOK" and go to 11 or 12 % instead of 10% with the thicker ropes. And see what happens. The unravel is because the strands are not turned enough.
Another way is to stop at 1 meter before the end with your early settings, wait a minute and slow the "BOK" and start again turning.

 

[Steef66]

I had these problems too when I started to learn making ropes.

 

[GaryA]

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[GaryA]

I ordered the PL4 from Domanof

I will try the Guterman thread available locally and experiment. the suggested thread mentioned don’t appear to be available in Australia.

The Guterman treads available here in store where I live are just called Guterman polyester thread.

I will first try this one shown in image

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How did you go with this thread, Philip? I am quite excited I may be able to buy locally.

 

[Phillipsart]

How did you go with this thread, Philip? I am quite excited I may be able to buy locally.

Sorry Gary. I never tried it. I ended up buying the Gutterman E Thread from Ropes of Scale.

Buying these small runs of thread here in Australia as shown in the image is to expensive.

For example the rope I made today. 1.8mm taken 120 meters of thread to make 3.50 meters

The E threads available from Ropes of Scale are sold in 6000 to 10,000 meter rolls for apx $26.00 AU. Freight about the same.