Page 176 - Barbara Merry - The Splicing Handbook

EIGHTEEN
Lap Wire Splice

As the name suggests, two wires are laid end to end, overlapped. The fiber rope

counterpart of this splice is called an End-to-End Splice (see the several end-to-
end splices earlier in this book). To create an End-to-End Splice, we remove the
tape or melted ends of the ropes, unlay the ends to a particular length, interlace
or “marry” the tails, and finally splice the ropes with six full rounds of tucks.
The similarity between the End-to-End Splice and the Lap Wire Splice ends,
however, after the first step—removing the tape from the end of the wire, if there
is tape there.
The Lap Wire Splice is used to repair a broken or damaged section of rope or
to add length. First one end is unlaid and spliced (Liverpool-style) into its
partner. The whole job is turned, and the second end is unlaid and spliced. The
nature of the double splice prevents any unlaying action. Also, very often the

splice is set in quickly.
Note that the splice pictured here has not been served. Service should be
applied as soon after splicing as possible, to avoid injury caused by sharp ends.

Use plain ⅝-inch (16 mm) galvanized wire with a fiber core soaked in oil and
coated with grease. You’ll want to clean the area to be spliced with solvent
(denatured alcohol), using gloves and rags to protect your hands from the rough
wire ends.