Passing ropes through blocks.

[Romanov]

Hello

 

Today i present my method of passing rope through blocks. Here i have made it in a piece of wood where i bored 0.6mm holes and through those holes i passed a rope.

 

 

 

 

Romanov

[Craigie65]

Nice little tool - did you make it? I sometimes use the needle threaders you can buy in any sewing shop. I find that dipping the end of the line in a bit of CA works just as well and can be easier in those hard to reach places

[AntonyUK]

Hi.

Like Craig I also use needle threaders but I bend the ends over then nip the holder onto the wire then I CA the wires.

Used to pull the wires out of the threaders so come up with the above methed.

But I do like the idea of the nice handle

 

Regards Antony.

[Craigie65]

http://www.taimen.com/en/se/product/stonfo-bobbin-threader-2-loop-wire_9931/102339

interesting link - what are we looking for?

[mtaylor]

Jud,

 

What do is make the block and tackle and then paint the rope with a 50-50 mix of white glue and water. Matt varnish or lacquer will work also.  Suspend or stretch the assembly while drying.   The glue/water mix can also be used on lines that need to droop, etc.

[puckotred]

interesting link - what are we looking for?

 

  Sorry, I was trying to give a link to a threader like in the first post. Seems like the site only jumps to front page. Please ignore.

 

(It's under "Fly Tying Tools", page 7, Stonefly Bobbin threader)

Edited February 9, 2014 by puckotred

[Q A's Revenge]

interesting link - what are we looking for?

I was wondering as well Craig. Think it may be this:

 

http://www.taimen.com/en/se/product/stonefly-bobbin-threader_99931416/103887

[puckotred]

Thanks QA

[Craigie65]

I was wondering as well Craig. Think it may be this:http://www.taimen.com/en/se/product/stonefly-bobbin-threader_99931416/103887

Got it now - I was figuring out why I needed waders to thread a line

[Q A's Revenge]

I've just bought one of these. I suspect it will only be of use for fairly large blocks but it was such a nice looking tool I couldn't resist!

 

http://www.troutcatchers.co.uk/acatalog/Stonfo-Bobbin-Threader-2-447-2458.html

 

[Q A's Revenge]

These also look ok if you take the time to make a handle. Also on Amazon.co.uk with free shipping. ;-)

 

http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/64561667/clover-embroidery-stitching-tool-needle?utm_source=google&utm_medium=product_listing_promoted_en_gb&utm_campaign=supplies_low

[normanh]

I'll stick to my little dab of low viscosity SG so quick and not fiddly at all sorry guys - this is gizmos for the sake of it to me.

 

 

Norman

[Modeler12]

The problem with this kind of approach is that the hole has to be big enough for two lines to go through.

Some of the blocks I am using just don't have enough space to drill the holes that big.

 

I simply smear a drop of CA glue to the end of the line (about 3/8 inch is enough) and trim the tip to a sharp point.
My threaders from Joann's are in a drawer somewhere.

[popeye2sea]

The other thing to consider is if the hole for the line is big enough for the line as well as the threader then the hole is out of scale (too large).

[Ulises Victoria]

You can buy these things for pennies at any department store Walmart, Target, etc) These are used by people with dental braces to pass dental floss through them. Long flexible stem, really wide eye and super resistant. I bought a bunch of these about 6-7 years ago and still have plenty.

[Modeler12]

You can buy these things for pennies at any department store Walmart, Target, etc) These are used by people with dental braces to pass dental floss through them. Long flexible stem, really wide eye and super resistant. I bought a bunch of these about 6-7 years ago and still have plenty.

Good, but when you pull the string, dental floss or whatever you want to use this way, you still have to pull two parts of the line through the round hole.

The threaders used by seamstresses are fine for them because the hole in the needle is elongated and not round like in our blocks, sheaves, etc.

 

 

I like the idea, though, of using various dental gear. This is another one. I have been trying to get hold of a few small rubber bands like used in braces, but could only find them in batches of 100 for too much money. Of course, we all use tooth picks.

Edited February 13, 2014 by Modeler12

[popeye2sea]

That's exactly what I was referring too, also.   It's not just the thickness of one line.  Your trying to draw four items through, the line doubled and two sides of whatever your using to draw.  The hole in the block now has to be three or four times larger than it should be.

Seems to me like your better off hardening the line with a drop of CA

[Modeler12]

That's exactly what I was referring too, also.   It's not just the thickness of one line.  Your trying to draw four items through, the line doubled and two sides of whatever your using to draw.  The hole in the block now has to be three or four times larger than it should be.

Seems to me like your better off hardening the line with a drop of CA

Kind of like I showed above, Henry! The hole in the spar is not too visible, but it is there.

[Ulises Victoria]

My dental thingies have worked for me 98 times out of 100. Of course, no tool can do everything! 

[Q A's Revenge]

I only have these size blocks to try but it works fine. The wire pictured is the Stonfo Bobbin threader (nice little tool by the way) and is 0.29mm. The Clover threaders arrived and they are much finer wires at 0.19! The "rope" is about 0.4.

 

 

Aside from working well and not needing to do anything to the rope the threader also holds onto the block for you while the rope is threaded.

 

Not sure I'll use these particular blocks but I'll start another thread about that...