How to splice Dyneema onto low friction rings with Brummel lock splice - Yachting Monthly

Low friction rings are a robust and cost-effective addition to your boat. Using HMPE (high modulus polyethylene) rope such as Dyneema or Spectra makes them incredibly strong, but you'll need to use a Brummel Lock Splice to attach them properly. Graham Snook explains how to do it for Yachting Monthly.

[paulgush]

This is a clever way to do it if you don't have access to the standing end. However, if you do have access to the standing end, there is a simpler way to do it that results in a tighter splice. Just look up brummel eye splice and you'll find several videos on it.

[robertfelts]

Fantastic video. I'm just got some amsteel for camping. Making a ridgeline for a hammock and another one for a quick deploy tarp ridgeline. Made my first splice just now watching this video. I appreciate you

[olehelgerson]

Clever idea and nice workmanship on the knot and the vid. It was educational and easy to follow. Will give the splice a go. I also have used bits of old ballpoints and decided the other day to upgrade my game to aluminum knitting needles. They are easy to cut to length (conservative at 22D) at 60 degrees. For a cutting guide, drill hole (90 deg to edge) in chunk of timber (scrap 2 by 4) from the edge, then cross cut at 30 degrees bisecting the drill hole. Clamp in vise and presto, 60 degree cutting guide. The aluminum knitting needles seem thicker walled than ss tubing but are lower cost and easier to work. Keep up the good work. Full sails and fair winds.

[jeffdege]

I've found that Kevlar scissors are the easiest way to cut dyneema.

[mishpatim]

It doens't have to be a Brummel splice, a normal will also do, especially with a short end of rope. You make a loop, and then in goes the other end thereby autolocking the splice.
I think it will look nicer, especially with 12strand silver sk-75 dyneema. Nice video, I've been using synthetic rope for the last 5 years. Standing rigging and its manufacture should also be dealt with in the magazine.

[Aimsport-video]

Nice video. Water soluble markers work just as well... and well... wash off.

[tanguerochas]

I've seen this described as a mobius brummel splice.

[jamesadams]

I can see doing it this way if you don’t have access to the free end of the line.

[billfromgermany]

I also whip at the thimble and stitch along the bury.

[sailingheretic]

There is a MUCH easier way to do a Brummel splice...you don’t need to invert the line twice and then un-invert your inversions.

[djmininumpty]

Would this be strong enough for a boat trailer winch ?

[GordieGii]

What percentage of the buried part should be tapered?

[phildolling]

So far lost count of how many pieces of dyneema I have wasted - trying to measure the length needed for low friction ring - either way too short or way too long. This seems to be a bit of a "random" way of doing it. I now know why Jimmy Green and the other companies charge so much for their pre spliced low friction rings.

[rcolvill]

I can’t make sense of this. I must be daft.

[brotherlove]

Is it beneficial to have the splice as tight as you can get it around the ring? Like on a thimble?

[qchatgreg]

a rather poor video .. that jumps about … would be better to clearly show /label “first” points and “second” point … and also ensure the short and long ends are clearly shown ..