If you wrap the rope really tight with duct tape, make your cut though the middle of the tape and leave it on while you melt the ends it wont mushroom at all.
@RoderickGI
3 жыл бұрын
I would use heat shrink rather than tape, then leave the heat shrink in place. Plastic tape tends to melt at a much lower temperature than heat shrink, and wouldn't hold the rope end as well. I might even try a foil tape over the top of the heat shrink to really get a flat (thin) end on the rope, then remove the foil tape once the rope has cooled of course. Also, as others have said, I would use a hot knife rather than flame, so that the rope doesn't burn as the climbing rope did. A burnt rope (nylon) is brittle, so the end will fail again quickly. A melted rope end shouldn't be brittle. I was hoping for a really good video on how to redo climbing rope ends. This wasn't it. :(
@tk2life
3 жыл бұрын
@@RoderickGI You must try it man, what do you describe doesn't happen, with climbing tape (or duct tape) is enough for the tip of the rope
@nathandevan3114
3 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing but with a ziptie. Cut the zip tie when done. You can pull the ziptie really tight with pliers by rotating for leverage.
@johntuttleiii8445
3 жыл бұрын
A sponsor! You're like a real youtuber! 😆
@NateBeatty
3 жыл бұрын
I have an old paring knife that I heat up in the flame of a gas range burner or camp stove until it's red hot and then use to cut the end off ropes. Works just like one of those rope cutters they have at shops for cutting lengths off a spool and leaves a nice clean end!
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
I’m going to give that a try!
@urrick33333
3 жыл бұрын
Yep nice colour choice. White on white on white. Pretty cool.
@petercook6025
3 жыл бұрын
Good tips. Congrats on getting sponsored vid. 👍
@DasUberCow
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting stuff. The rods they have at gyms work great, especially when you live in a country without barely any gas stoves.
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah if I cut rope all day I would deff buy one of those. Lol
@criminalmackman2967
3 жыл бұрын
Ever wrap the end tightly in tape to keep the ends together when melting it?
@sickonfriday
3 жыл бұрын
Nice
@nicolasrousson1277
3 жыл бұрын
Hi you can also put a knife blade on the fire, when the blade is red hot you cut your rope, like that you melt the core with the cover of rope ! Not sur about the words, I'm French ! In this way you cut like if you had a real rope cutter.
@mormonboy25
2 жыл бұрын
The cover of a rope is sometimes called the sheath
@spackman5465
3 жыл бұрын
I’m a new subscriber here and love it. If you’re in Utah come climb!
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
Join my discord might take you up on that one day 🤙🏻
@spackman5465
3 жыл бұрын
@@BetaClimbers how do I join
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
@@spackman5465 should have a link in all my description
@spackman5465
3 жыл бұрын
@@BetaClimbers alrighty I joined👍🏽👍🏽
@andrewwalker1931
Жыл бұрын
Another thing to try is wrapping the end of the rope in a strip of aluminum foil and hit it with a torch.
@TonySpinach
3 жыл бұрын
also a sponsor, atta boy josh!
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
🤙🏻
@kettlebells-ez9xi
3 жыл бұрын
What equipment would I need if I was to only top rope solo climb
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
@Asphincter says what? lol I think that would just be a free solo.
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
I’m going to make a rope solo play list you can get an idea from there and experiment. You should do a lot of studying and have some one experienced to watch and give you feed back. Going alone is dangerous.
@kettlebells-ez9xi
3 жыл бұрын
@@BetaClimbers maybe I best have a guide take me out a few times first then see what they think and try make a few friends in the scene aswell
@tomijorg
3 жыл бұрын
Tape the end hard, cut it, melt it hard, press against a hard surfase, done. That's how you get the all strains melted together. Remember to not remove the tape, leave it there.
@PNorthWDad
3 жыл бұрын
✋(pretend the thumb is in)
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
😂
@AZDesertExplorer
3 жыл бұрын
✋
@MegaVagus
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, man! 👍
@Mehow59
3 жыл бұрын
I like to get a thin metal scraper or putty-knife, heat it with a propane torch till it’s a nice hot cherry red, then press it into the climbing rope on some concrete or asphalt. Boom! Done! Cuts and melts simultaneously.
@phkit420
3 жыл бұрын
Easy video idea that would be useful to me ( it might sound stupid xD ) : Do you remove the plastic protectors often found over the stitching of climbing gear ? For example the petzl connect adjust.
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
No those are there to add extra protection for the stitching. 🤙🏻
@phkit420
3 жыл бұрын
@@BetaClimbers nice one man, seems obvious but it kinda makes it rigid around the girth hitch so I second guessed it. Also have you tested the roll n lock For trs ?
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
@@phkit420 right on. yeah I don’t like that the lock open feature cant be by passed. You might be climbing and think it is locked but it’s not.
@escaut5910
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Josh, I have a Beal Top Gun Dry Cover 10.5mm laying here. I used the cord for my work. Now my question, some pieces have industrial paint spilled on them, would that paint get through to the core of the rope? Could I still use the rope or is it suicide ..... Thanks in advance. grtz Joeri
@Climbingdude
3 жыл бұрын
I have a 60m and 40m rope for my indoor gym
@intothewildexplore
3 жыл бұрын
From you Josh I was expecting an April fools video.. something about repelling without a rope or changing the gate to a biner DIY!
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah i know I’m Ashamed of myself lol 😂 it’s been a rough week.
@lukemichel6454
3 жыл бұрын
Can we get a bomber shirt for the merch?
@peterpan420247
3 жыл бұрын
@BetaClimber what is the brand of your t-shirt? that is really cool
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
That’s in my merch store. 🤙🏻
@SeattleDinghyer
3 жыл бұрын
The best way to do this is get a blade attachment for a solder gun, and it will cut the rope as well as seal it. I'm not a climber but a sailor. The fumes from burning nylon are also quite toxic, and melted nylon on skin is a horrible burn. Be safe and do it outdoors with the solder gun blade every time.
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
That’s a really neat trick I have to give that one a try. I think fumes from melted nylon are safe enough. It's a polyamide, consisting only of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. The fumes aren't toxic, but if they irritate your throat and lungs by all means use a ventilator I definitely should have mentioned that. Some times common sense isn’t so common so Thanks for that!
@miles11we
3 жыл бұрын
You need some nice sharp scissors. Treat yourself man, a good pair of scissors will give you the warm fuzzies every time you use them. I just sharpened mine and I feel like a new man.
@TonySpinach
3 жыл бұрын
thanks, i actually just core shot my rope two days ago :(
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry to the salt on the wound buddy
@TonySpinach
3 жыл бұрын
@@BetaClimbers naw bro, you were the band-aid 🩹
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
@@TonySpinach 😂
@carstensing
3 жыл бұрын
I should really consult my financial advisor before I buy more rope
@endeavourh
3 жыл бұрын
Get that bread
@Cardsandstoagies
3 жыл бұрын
If you fly fish, whipping a rope is the same as finishing a fly.
@BetaClimbers
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting I think I’ll give that sport a try on day looks relaxing
@frederikeustachi816
3 жыл бұрын
1. Use a sharp knife not a scissor cut gently 2. Better use something else and not your finger to push down the hot surface best something thats flat and can be pushed a bit harder
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