Bill-
One of the FF mags (can't remember which one, of
course) from several months ago had an article on
repairs for lines and other gear. One technique
involves using acetone to strip the coating off the
end of each line that you want to splice together. Lay
about an inch to an inch-and-a-half of the bared lines
side by side with the good ends facing in opposite
directions. Use a flexible cement such as Dave's
flexament to glue them together, don't tied a knot or
anything like that. Then take thread, such as rod
wrapping thread and whip them together until the
diameter of the joined part is the same as the rest of
the line, you should also run the wraps up onto the
ends of the line that still have their coating on
them. The idea is to make a smooth taper, without
extra bulk, so it will go through the guides easily.
After the splice is whipped, coat the whole area with
more flexament and let it dry. I've never tried this,
but it should work. Can't vouch for how strong it
would be. It also seems to me that it would create a
hinge point in the line, depending on how stiff the
splice turned out. The article described it as more of
an emergency repair. There are probably other
techniques out there, too, but this is the only one I
know of that might do the trick.
-John
Oregon
--- Bills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone can help me out..I have a
> SA 8-9 spey line that ihave out grown and need to
> add more belly to it and i am looking for someone
> the give me advise on adding another 60 feet of
> belly to it..I have another line that i want to cut
> and add to but i don't want a loop in it does anyone
> know how to splice them without a loop?
>
> Bill S
> Olympia Washington
>
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