![]() Mark the core tail where it exits from the cover at Mark "D". Most of the core will disappear, however, some of the core tail will still remain at Mark "D" after this process. Repeat this process several times to remove all cover slack. To bury the core tail, hold the crossover and smooth out the slack in the cover braid from the crossover down to Mark "D". Hold the rope at the crossover and smooth the core toward the cover tail, which will disappear. To bury the cover tail, untie the loose knot (or remove the tape or vise grips used in step 4). Continue this process until the crossover is approximately the same diameter as the rope. To lighten, hold the rope at the crossover point and alternately pull on the free ends of the cover and core. The crossover is the point where Mark "C" on the cover and Mark "2" on the core meet. If the core appears to be stuck, pull the Uni-Fid back until the core is no longer snagged and continue. If the core moves freely, it's OK to proceed. To check if the core has been snagged, pull on the exposed core where it exits from the cover at Mark 'B". Avoid snagging the core with the tip of the Uni-Fid when it is passing through the cover in the vicinity of Mark "B". Then continue working the fid through the cover to Mark "D". Slide the cover slack back from the fid to Mark "C" to draw the core fail into the cover. If the distance between "C" and "D" is longer than the length of the Uni-Fid, hold the fid in place by squeezing it through the cover braid. This will cause the cover to "pucker" and give you some extra space.Ģ. To create more space in this area, grasp the core as it exits the cover at point "B" and pull extra core out of the rope. The rope may be extremely tight where the fid is traveling between Marks "C" and "D". Pull core tail through at Mark "D" until all the slack has been removed. Insert the Uni-Fid into the cover at Mark "C" and out at Mark "D". Vise grips or a long piece of tape may also be attached to the cover tail to keep it in place.Īttach the fid to core til using the procedure described above. To prevent the cover tail from disappearing inside the core, tie a loose overhand knot in the end of the cover. Pull cover back out of core at Mark "2" until Mark "C" on the cover is aligned with Mark "2" on the core. Cut and remove the marked strand pairs, starting at the end of the cover and working back to Mark "C". Remove the tape from the end of the cover. Pull the Uni-Fid, with cover tail, through the core until Mark "A" n the cover at Mark "3" on the core. When exiting of entering the braid with the fid, always go between strands. Insert the fid into the hollow core at Mark "2" and out at Mark "3". Attach the Uni-Fid hook through the cover and tape the tapered point to the fid as shown below. Taper this by cutting the end at a 45 degree angle. Using masking tape place two wraps of tape around the bitter end of the cover. This is Mark "2".įrom Mark "2", measure one full fid length plus a short fid length toward the knot and make three marks completely around the core. Measure one short fid length from Mark "1" toward the knot and make two marks that go completely around the core. Once again, slide the cover toward the knot. ![]() Mark the core at the point where is exits from the cover. Then hold the knot and slide the slack cover back down the core in the direction of the end of the rope until all of the slack has been removed. Holding the exposed core, slide the cover braid back to the knot. ![]() Tightly tape the end of both the cover and core braids. Pull the end of the core braid completely our of the cover. Use care to avoid pulling any of the cover strands. Continue counting and marking in this 5:4 sequence to the end of the rope.īend the rope sharply at Mark "B" and carefully spread the cover strands to expose the core. From this point, count another four consecutive strands and mark the fourth strand pair.
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