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willie:
dragon

I see one of my posts missing. I can repost what I have learned about working with these materials, if it is of interest.

dragonman:
Thanks Willie, yes it would be interesting to read

willie:
I can't recall much of the deleted post, but some of your slippage problem might be more about the coatings on the fishing line. UHMWPE fibers are very slippery in their raw form, and the mill that spun your fishing line may have treated it to some degree or another with a treatment that makes for good fishing line, ie to cast well, but maybe not the best for splicing.
Even if the line was treated or coated with a different coating more specific to splicing and knot holding, you would likely find that special knots or practices are also recommended to help overcome the inherent slipperiness of UHMWPE.
I would experiment more with your splices, maybe make them longer or maybe even try to sieze the splice with rosin or even try to wash the splice area with solvents to see if you can reduce the slippperiness of the fishline, if it was coated with something not to your liking.

theguywitheyebrows:

--- Quote from: willie on December 03, 2016, 03:38:26 pm ---I can't recall much of the deleted post, but some of your slippage problem might be more about the coatings on the fishing line. UHMWPE fibers are very slippery in their raw form, and the mill that spun your fishing line may have treated it to some degree or another with a treatment that makes for good fishing line, ie to cast well, but maybe not the best for splicing.
Even if the line was treated or coated with a different coating more specific to splicing and knot holding, you would likely find that special knots or practices are also recommended to help overcome the inherent slipperiness of UHMWPE.
I would experiment more with your splices, maybe make them longer or maybe even try to sieze the splice with rosin or even try to wash the splice area with solvents to see if you can reduce the slippperiness of the fishline, if it was coated with something not to your liking.

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i never thought to wash with solvents for help with slipperiness. i'm a hammock enthusiast, and over at the hammock forums we've [they did it all before me] deduced over time that, with the exception of a few specialized ones, knots just don't hold well in the dyneema braids we often use: Zing-it\Lash-it, Amsteel-Blue, dynaglide, spectra, forgive me if i have forgotten any. splicing works for eyes, and specialized adjustment splices, if a specialized technique, called a locked brummel, is used. key words throughout all of my knowledge of how to properly utilized dyneema requires specialized knowledges.

one could always create an endless loop string, and then if it stretches continue to twist it to shorten it up....i have zero attempts myself, im only speculating, so feel free to correct me so i know what the heck im talkin about next time if im wrong lol.

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