Transcription of BSA TROOP 228 Ropemaking - U.S. Scouting …
1 ROPE SPINNERANCHOR STICK1 dia. dowelAnother broomstick or anythinground and fairly long 1 dia. dowelHardwood is best, but just about anythingwill work. The material does not matter butit must spin easily. Not too long or too long dia. dowelOld broom handles work completely through to makea tight fit for the nail (7-8 long)Bend over the end so the handle won tslide off, and secure with a pendulum-style TOOLS:Whittle, file or rasp a small groove all aroundto keep the twine from slipping binder twine seems to be thecheapest and most available materialfor Ropemaking .
2 Synthetic poly twinewill also work for Scouting high-quality rope in avariety of sizes can be quickly andeasily made with these simple toolsand materials. These tools are notdifficult to make nor are the materialsexpensive or hard to find. Buildingthis style of ropemaker and completingone six-foot piece of rope, withwhippings, will satisfy RequirementFive of the Pioneering Merit 228/David Olin/December 2001 RopemakingBSA TROOP SpinAttach the twine ends to thespinner and the anchor stick usinga bowline knot or another loopknot.
3 Make the loop large enoughto slip off the spinner when youare finished or else you will needto cut it off. Three yarns of twinemake a nice lashing rope (about1/4 to 5/16 ) but you can addmore for larger diameter than 3X thelength of thefinished the twine to ensure all theyarns are of equal tension andbegin spinning clockwise. Onlyexperience will tell you when thestrand is just right, but as itbecomes more difficult to spinwhile the strand is under moderatetension, the first spin is probablyfinished.
4 (For very long strands,use a spinner at each end to speedup the process.)BSA TROOP 228 RopemakingOnce the strand is tightly spun, it must be tripled or Z-bent to make rope. This is the tricky partfor youngsters or even first-time adults, since the individual segments must be kept tight at all timesto prevent kinks. With two additional helpers placed at thirds on opposite sides of the strand, haveeach back up while holding his segment. These bends are then looped over the spinner and the anchorstick, respectively, making the rope one-third its original length.
5 (This can be done with only two peopleby looping the strand over something like a trailer hitch ball or a sturdy fence post.) the StrandsB. the rope is tripled, it is one-third the lengthof the original spun pull pull loop goesto loop goes toanchor TROOP 228 RopemakingSlide the rope off the tools and letit relax a bit, whip or backsplicethe ends (tape works temporarily)and you re done. Burn off the hairyfibers with a candle or propanetorch if you SpinStretch the three strands until theyare even lengths and continuespinning, in the opposite direction(counterclockwise) until this spin and pull aquick tug-of-war to set the TROOP 228 Ropemaking
