1-3/4 THIMBLE SPLICE WITH SPELTER SOCKET

I'm a guy who likes to see all things mechanical and how they work, how they're assembled, engineered and so forth. Just stumbled on this video and glad I did. I never would have given thought as to how this was done. I was fascinated. Thank you for this video.

So happy to see Americans making this so many of these videos are filmed elsewhere

Somehow YouTube recommended this video to me, I've spliced ropes but never wire, thank you for filming this. Best wishes from the south of England, UK

Cool video. I worked for Carolina Chain and Cable in Charleston SC years ago. Learned a lot from a wise man Edgar Ray Austin. I still know what to do with a fid, can tell you R or L lay and could run the Esco press today thanks to your teaching. My favorite job was making piles of logging chokers for Couumbia Helicopters. Miss this unique work and appreciate your sharing.

Absolutely fascinating, I never knew how it was done though I have sometimes wondered, I love finding out new things. Thank you guys.

very interesting! Thanks for making the effort to show this special work with us. Best wishes from Germany.

Great job you guys are tough keep up the good work Love your videos keep them coming

I've done a lot of guy cables in my day for telecom towers and 1-3/4" is on the large side......this is really cool to watch. Good to see Uncle Jesse again after all these years.

great video guys i enjoyed watching you older guys got it going on respect to all

Great work guys, very impressive to see how you made this happen. That will last for years 👍

We did the equivalent of this 50 years ago on a mine winder cable. In this case we used melted aluminium alloy. It was tested to about 30 tons and performed perfectly. I didn't drop anyone down the shaft (465 feet). :-)

Thanks for filming this. Got to help with some splicing for coal mines at a friends cable service once. I sail and wanted to learn to splice rope . COOL

I’m a machinist, so I’ve done this with small cable - wow, this was impressive! Very interesting.🔩🗜🛠

I slung cable and chain around for a few years, It is exceptionally satisfying every time the lacing and interlacing of cable.... What is even better then that, building matching sets, as long as it is under the quantity of 10 to 12... Those orders of 250 for a sale catalog warehouse for their inventory, that is a different story. but, as much as I miss the whole process of having a high level of safety and quality control of product, dang did that occupation make an old man out of me... everyday going home with hands that just hurt and have that growning achy throbbing, was something I thought my body would tune itself for, but, after so many years and trying eat at least 50% healthy, I had to call it quits. I do miss it though. The company I worked for, they were absolutely wonderful people to work for. You can just about go to any wire rope and custom sling and chain company, and find the same natured people to work for anywhere in the USA. I speculate, that is the hiring practices or screening processes, to insure that the makers always respect that lives are on the line to the highest degree and that comes with a persons understanding and value of life itself, followed by, something you build, and it fails under normal WLL's, guess what, they can trace it back to the builder, and that measure of liability of the traceability is enough to ask God to be at your side upon every build. Good thing every unit is tested. As per the old timer rocking and rolling in this video, "what took you so long on that?"... LOL.. just kidding, well done all of you. Nice work.

A few years ago when we used to do this in the United States, I had the pleasure of watching one shop in Dorchester mass. many times do this kind of work. It’s a shame they are all gone now.

That was fun to watch, I have seen some small cables spliced but wow you make that look easy which I know it's not, thanks.

Thanks for the video. I sure glad that it isn't being done overseas.

Did a few rope caps and splices in mines assisting blokes like you when I was young.

God bless you. We can't be losing these skills.

Was disappointed that you forgot to record how you got the second end on but still a fantastic video thank you