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Re: Knots in the rope?

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Originally Posted by LEGOlas798 View Post
Does anyone know of a "coating material" that can be magnetized? Just an idea.
You can get magnetic paint/primer, but I suspect the GDC is going to shoot that one down on Q&A.
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Originally Posted by The Swag Muffin View Post
"Consist entirely of flexible, non-metallic fibers twisted, tied, woven, or braided together except for the last 4 in. (~10 cm) of each end which may be whipped, fused, coveredin heat shrink or tape, or dipped in a coating material to prevent fraying."

Would mettle all so be excepted for the last 4 inches?
Do you see "crimped metal ferrule" in that list of end treatments? If you HAVE to have something metallic there, I think currently your options are magnetic paint or whipping it with steel wire/cable. I seriously wouldn't get my hopes up about that, though. I think that's likely to get shot down about a day after the Q&A opens.

Back on the knots subject, in case anyone hasn't done the math, it looks like the davit has about 22" of steel guide below where the attachment knot should go. So a knot in your rope should be about 7" below the steel channel of the davit. Not sure how far below the touchpad that puts you, but it's definitely close. I'm assuming y'all are thinking of regularly spaced knots and a notched pulley?
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