pic: Team 930 2004… thing

[Clark Gilbert]

Originally Posted by shawny963

spectra is the type of rope we are using. Its often used in sailing. I believe 1/8" spectra has a breaking strength of 1200 lbs., at least the stuff we have does.

Spectra cable is great stuff. In 2000 we used it to left our robot off the ground. At first we tried using just steal cable and it snapped all the time. We found out about spectra and it worked like a charm, we were hanging our 130lb robot from a hook that was connected to this cable. We also had a foreign exchange student from France that year and she was also a sail boat racer. She was GREAT with this stuff and could tie some amazing nots that really helped us. As long as you keep an eye on fringing or snags this stuff should hold up great.