Rope puffs - What do you do with them

MrDiesel · 6th September 2009, 07:32 PM

Just wondering what everone does with puffs on their climbing lines? Some people are telling me to leave them others melt them back with a lighter. Im using new england ropes at the moment

Eric Frei · 6th September 2009, 07:44 PM

Try to loosen the weave near it and shove some back here and there. Some ropes are worse than others though.

treerep · 7th September 2009, 01:43 AM

Mate, NEVER melt them!! Sorta like Ecka said if you can carefully pick the threads back so they are even throughout the line great, but any flaw in a rope needs quantification so therefore visualisation. Melting the line makes the rope looks neat again but also possibly hides the fact that something happened to it also disguising the fact from you in the future, no matter how good your memory, therefore compromising a fair assessment of the ropes capability. 13 strands can easily look like 16.

6th September 2009, 07:32 PM	#1
MrDiesel Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: here Posts: 192	Rope puffs - What do you do with them Just wondering what everone does with puffs on their climbing lines? Some people are telling me to leave them others melt them back with a lighter. Im using new england ropes at the moment

6th September 2009, 07:44 PM	#2
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,986	Re: Rope puffs - What do you do with them Try to loosen the weave near it and shove some back here and there. Some ropes are worse than others though. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

7th September 2009, 01:43 AM	#3
treerep Sappling Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: sunshine coast Posts: 9	Re: Rope puffs - What do you do with them Mate, NEVER melt them!! Sorta like Ecka said if you can carefully pick the threads back so they are even throughout the line great, but any flaw in a rope needs quantification so therefore visualisation. Melting the line makes the rope looks neat again but also possibly hides the fact that something happened to it also disguising the fact from you in the future, no matter how good your memory, therefore compromising a fair assessment of the ropes capability. 13 strands can easily look like 16.

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