guys welcome back today is an exciting day because today is the day that we’re
day because today is the day that we’re
day because today is the day that we’re making a robe with our homemade rope
making a robe with our homemade rope
making a robe with our homemade rope making machine that we made out of very
making machine that we made out of very
making machine that we made out of very simple materials that I got from the
simple materials that I got from the
simple materials that I got from the hardware store
hardware store
hardware store hopefully it’s simple enough that you
hopefully it’s simple enough that you
hopefully it’s simple enough that you can make one at home as well and today
can make one at home as well and today
can make one at home as well and today I’m going to show you what it can do
I’m going to show you what it can do
I’m going to show you what it can do I’ve gathered up a bunch of different
I’ve gathered up a bunch of different
I’ve gathered up a bunch of different materials they ranging from cotton yarn
materials they ranging from cotton yarn
materials they ranging from cotton yarn to sisal to Gazal twine I didn’t even
to sisal to Gazal twine I didn’t even
to sisal to Gazal twine I didn’t even know that was a thing we’re gonna put
know that was a thing we’re gonna put
know that was a thing we’re gonna put these things through our rope making
these things through our rope making
these things through our rope making machine today and see what quality and
machine today and see what quality and
machine today and see what quality and variations of rope that we can make
variations of rope that we can make
variations of rope that we can make today and the coolest thing about this
today and the coolest thing about this
today and the coolest thing about this setup is theoretically it should be able
setup is theoretically it should be able
setup is theoretically it should be able to operate it by myself let’s see if
to operate it by myself let’s see if
to operate it by myself let’s see if that’s really the case so to start off
that’s really the case so to start off
that’s really the case so to start off our experiment today I thought it’d be
our experiment today I thought it’d be
our experiment today I thought it’d be fun to start with some of this
fun to start with some of this
fun to start with some of this polypropylene
polypropylene
polypropylene twisted Mason line now the line itself
twisted Mason line now the line itself
twisted Mason line now the line itself says it’s not made for any load bearing
says it’s not made for any load bearing
says it’s not made for any load bearing applications because one strand by
applications because one strand by
applications because one strand by itself really isn’t that strong but the
itself really isn’t that strong but the
itself really isn’t that strong but the process of winding weak individual
process of winding weak individual
process of winding weak individual strands into one rope makes these fibers
strands into one rope makes these fibers
strands into one rope makes these fibers exponentially stronger let me show you
exponentially stronger let me show you
exponentially stronger let me show you what I mean now the whole idea of
what I mean now the whole idea of
what I mean now the whole idea of building the system the way I did is to
building the system the way I did is to
building the system the way I did is to automate the process so one person by
automate the process so one person by
automate the process so one person by themselves can make rope at home now I’m
themselves can make rope at home now I’m
themselves can make rope at home now I’m doing a few experiments and preparing
doing a few experiments and preparing
doing a few experiments and preparing for this video today I came across a few
for this video today I came across a few
for this video today I came across a few snags that affected the quality of my
snags that affected the quality of my
snags that affected the quality of my rope so I’ve made a few adjustments to
rope so I’ve made a few adjustments to
rope so I’ve made a few adjustments to this system that will hopefully address
this system that will hopefully address
this system that will hopefully address those challenges the first thing I did
those challenges the first thing I did
those challenges the first thing I did was take a little bit of sandpaper and
was take a little bit of sandpaper and
was take a little bit of sandpaper and stand out the individual holes in the
stand out the individual holes in the
stand out the individual holes in the rope make you top to make it a bit
rope make you top to make it a bit
rope make you top to make it a bit smoother that way the lines won’t snag
smoother that way the lines won’t snag
smoother that way the lines won’t snag up when they start twisting I also went
up when they start twisting I also went
up when they start twisting I also went down to the hardware store and found a
down to the hardware store and found a
down to the hardware store and found a little round knob that I put on the back
little round knob that I put on the back
little round knob that I put on the back and the idea here is that’s going to
and the idea here is that’s going to
and the idea here is that’s going to reduce the friction so the top can slide
reduce the friction so the top can slide
reduce the friction so the top can slide a little bit easier when it’s ready to
a little bit easier when it’s ready to
a little bit easier when it’s ready to the swivel hooks that I picked up have a
the swivel hooks that I picked up have a
the swivel hooks that I picked up have a tendency to bind and they don’t swivel
tendency to bind and they don’t swivel
tendency to bind and they don’t swivel as much as I wanted them to so I just
as much as I wanted them to so I just
as much as I wanted them to so I just gave a few shots of wd-40 that’ll
gave a few shots of wd-40 that’ll
gave a few shots of wd-40 that’ll hopefully add a little bit of
hopefully add a little bit of
hopefully add a little bit of lubrication and get them spinning a bit
lubrication and get them spinning a bit
lubrication and get them spinning a bit quicker and I increase the weight of our
quicker and I increase the weight of our
quicker and I increase the weight of our counterweight by using a larger water
counterweight by using a larger water
counterweight by using a larger water bottle so now we’re ready to make some
bottle so now we’re ready to make some
bottle so now we’re ready to make some rope and here’s how we get started since
rope and here’s how we get started since
rope and here’s how we get started since I’ve already got these clamps here what
I’ve already got these clamps here what
I’ve already got these clamps here what I’m going to do is just tie a quick slip
I’m going to do is just tie a quick slip
I’m going to do is just tie a quick slip knot and loop it over one of the tops of
knot and loop it over one of the tops of
knot and loop it over one of the tops of the clamps there just to hold it in
the clamps there just to hold it in
the clamps there just to hold it in place and then run the string all the
place and then run the string all the
place and then run the string all the way down to one of the bottom hooks I’m
way down to one of the bottom hooks I’m
way down to one of the bottom hooks I’m going to start with the bottom left hook
going to start with the bottom left hook
going to start with the bottom left hook it’s important that this string goes in
it’s important that this string goes in
it’s important that this string goes in between these two guidelines and hooks
between these two guidelines and hooks
between these two guidelines and hooks on from the inside let’s see why in a
on from the inside let’s see why in a
on from the inside let’s see why in a second now this line can run back loop
second now this line can run back loop
second now this line can run back loop back around our post and we’re going to
back around our post and we’re going to
back around our post and we’re going to do the same thing with the hook on the
do the same thing with the hook on the
do the same thing with the hook on the right side we’re going to make sure the
right side we’re going to make sure the
right side we’re going to make sure the line goes inside the two guide wires up
line goes inside the two guide wires up
line goes inside the two guide wires up around the hook and pull it tight
around the hook and pull it tight
around the hook and pull it tight one more loop around the back post and
one more loop around the back post and
one more loop around the back post and this time we’re going to go over the top
this time we’re going to go over the top
this time we’re going to go over the top of this unit and we’re going to loop
of this unit and we’re going to loop
of this unit and we’re going to loop into the top hook and run it back
into the top hook and run it back
into the top hook and run it back so as easy as that all of our line has
so as easy as that all of our line has
so as easy as that all of our line has been run so now we can disconnect it
been run so now we can disconnect it
been run so now we can disconnect it from the post travel up the line a
from the post travel up the line a
from the post travel up the line a little bit and we can just form a simple
little bit and we can just form a simple
little bit and we can just form a simple Slipknot that will give us a little loop
Slipknot that will give us a little loop
Slipknot that will give us a little loop they’ll connect right into our swivel
they’ll connect right into our swivel
they’ll connect right into our swivel hook pull that tight and snip off the
hook pull that tight and snip off the
hook pull that tight and snip off the excess so I’ll slippery now from the
excess so I’ll slippery now from the
excess so I’ll slippery now from the wd-40 now if you look at the way I
wd-40 now if you look at the way I
wd-40 now if you look at the way I designed this rope making top here
designed this rope making top here
designed this rope making top here there’s little slits that connect to
there’s little slits that connect to
there’s little slits that connect to each of these holes and that’s so these
each of these holes and that’s so these
each of these holes and that’s so these strings can fit up inside and be held in
strings can fit up inside and be held in
strings can fit up inside and be held in place once they’re in there and they’re
place once they’re in there and they’re
place once they’re in there and they’re not going to come out and that’s very
not going to come out and that’s very
not going to come out and that’s very important now here’s where it gets fun
important now here’s where it gets fun
important now here’s where it gets fun guys all we have to do is take our
guys all we have to do is take our
guys all we have to do is take our slider and push it to the back connect
slider and push it to the back connect
slider and push it to the back connect our drill to one of the spinner bolts
our drill to one of the spinner bolts
our drill to one of the spinner bolts pull the trigger and watch what happens
okay so looking at the quality of this
okay so looking at the quality of this rope guys it’s still not what I want it
rope guys it’s still not what I want it
rope guys it’s still not what I want it to be and I think that’s because this
to be and I think that’s because this
to be and I think that’s because this little ball that I put on the back
little ball that I put on the back
little ball that I put on the back didn’t actually get pushed it kind of
didn’t actually get pushed it kind of
didn’t actually get pushed it kind of like bypassed the ball and created a
like bypassed the ball and created a
like bypassed the ball and created a little knot here I’m gonna take that
little knot here I’m gonna take that
little knot here I’m gonna take that ball off I’m going to cut it in half
ball off I’m going to cut it in half
ball off I’m going to cut it in half drill in tap a hole so we get kind of a
drill in tap a hole so we get kind of a
drill in tap a hole so we get kind of a Halfmoon crescent shape stuck on the
Halfmoon crescent shape stuck on the
Halfmoon crescent shape stuck on the back hopefully that will help guide it a
back hopefully that will help guide it a
back hopefully that will help guide it a little bit better than this one did oh
little bit better than this one did oh
little bit better than this one did oh don’t tell me that’s glass oh geez dang
don’t tell me that’s glass oh geez dang
don’t tell me that’s glass oh geez dang it I thought that was plastic so update
it I thought that was plastic so update
it I thought that was plastic so update guys apparently our little knob was made
guys apparently our little knob was made
guys apparently our little knob was made of glass I cannot cut it in half so I’m
of glass I cannot cut it in half so I’m
of glass I cannot cut it in half so I’m gonna have to make one out of wood
gonna have to make one out of wood
gonna have to make one out of wood instead it’s only a fail if you give up
instead it’s only a fail if you give up
instead it’s only a fail if you give up and stop trying sailing that turned out
and stop trying sailing that turned out
and stop trying sailing that turned out for the it for just hacking it together
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[Music] so the wood bumper that has to work I
so the wood bumper that has to work I
so the wood bumper that has to work I can’t see how it wouldn’t
can’t see how it wouldn’t
can’t see how it wouldn’t all right we’re trying this again guys
all right we’re trying this again guys
all right we’re trying this again guys but this time we’re using our modified
but this time we’re using our modified
but this time we’re using our modified wood bumper at the back to see if that
wood bumper at the back to see if that
wood bumper at the back to see if that makes a difference
and stuff there we go look at that now
and stuff there we go look at that now watch what happens if I release a little
watch what happens if I release a little
watch what happens if I release a little bit of tension on the line here watch
bit of tension on the line here watch
bit of tension on the line here watch what happens to the string all that
what happens to the string all that
what happens to the string all that tension that was trapped in there comes
tension that was trapped in there comes
tension that was trapped in there comes right out and now look at our rope oh my
right out and now look at our rope oh my
right out and now look at our rope oh my goodness that is professional look at
goodness that is professional look at
goodness that is professional look at that guys so I think our little bumper
that guys so I think our little bumper
that guys so I think our little bumper on the back there made a huge difference
on the back there made a huge difference
on the back there made a huge difference it pushed it along look at this right
it pushed it along look at this right
it pushed it along look at this right here does that not look like a
here does that not look like a
here does that not look like a professional piece of cordage that is
professional piece of cordage that is
professional piece of cordage that is absolutely gorgeous there’s a nice piece
absolutely gorgeous there’s a nice piece
absolutely gorgeous there’s a nice piece of three strand to rope we just made out
of three strand to rope we just made out
of three strand to rope we just made out of twisted Mason lion I bet you this
of twisted Mason lion I bet you this
of twisted Mason lion I bet you this stuff is really really strong and be
stuff is really really strong and be
stuff is really really strong and be really fun to make knots with oh the
really fun to make knots with oh the
really fun to make knots with oh the sweet smell of success update guys we
sweet smell of success update guys we
sweet smell of success update guys we have just had some success this worked
have just had some success this worked
have just had some success this worked with a pull of a trigger and about 60
with a pull of a trigger and about 60
with a pull of a trigger and about 60 seconds of runtime we just made
seconds of runtime we just made
seconds of runtime we just made ourselves about a 4-foot length of rope
ourselves about a 4-foot length of rope
ourselves about a 4-foot length of rope now this still needs to be tied off and
now this still needs to be tied off and
now this still needs to be tied off and cut but there’s a very easy way to do
cut but there’s a very easy way to do
cut but there’s a very easy way to do that now you’re going to need this a
that now you’re going to need this a
that now you’re going to need this a little bit of electrical tape a pair of
little bit of electrical tape a pair of
little bit of electrical tape a pair of scissors watch this now take a small
scissors watch this now take a small
scissors watch this now take a small piece of electrical tape and just wrap
piece of electrical tape and just wrap
piece of electrical tape and just wrap it around a few times at the very end of
it around a few times at the very end of
it around a few times at the very end of the rope where you want to cut it off
the rope where you want to cut it off
the rope where you want to cut it off then go to the back end of the rope and
then go to the back end of the rope and
then go to the back end of the rope and do the same thing now if your rope has a
do the same thing now if your rope has a
do the same thing now if your rope has a few imperfections along the first few
few imperfections along the first few
few imperfections along the first few inches that’s pretty normal that’s no
inches that’s pretty normal that’s no
inches that’s pretty normal that’s no big deal just come up to where it starts
big deal just come up to where it starts
big deal just come up to where it starts looking good and wrap your tape there
looking good and wrap your tape there
looking good and wrap your tape there instead this will be the beginning of
instead this will be the beginning of
instead this will be the beginning of your finished rope cut the rope at the
your finished rope cut the rope at the
your finished rope cut the rope at the back just where the electrical tape ends
back just where the electrical tape ends
back just where the electrical tape ends and be prepared because that’s going to
and be prepared because that’s going to
and be prepared because that’s going to release the tension and drop your
release the tension and drop your
release the tension and drop your counterweight now simply snip off the
counterweight now simply snip off the
counterweight now simply snip off the other end and you’re finished rope is
other end and you’re finished rope is
other end and you’re finished rope is complete these little bits here easy to
complete these little bits here easy to
complete these little bits here easy to get rid of just pull your slider back
get rid of just pull your slider back
get rid of just pull your slider back and they come right off the hooks no
and they come right off the hooks no
and they come right off the hooks no problem let’s check out what we’ve got
problem let’s check out what we’ve got
problem let’s check out what we’ve got nice piece of orange cordage I mean that
nice piece of orange cordage I mean that
nice piece of orange cordage I mean that looks really cool guys that is
looks really cool guys that is
looks really cool guys that is completely legit and this is one that
completely legit and this is one that
completely legit and this is one that you can practice tying your knots with
you can practice tying your knots with
you can practice tying your knots with and for example very quickly we can make
and for example very quickly we can make
and for example very quickly we can make ourselves a little square knot a cool
ourselves a little square knot a cool
ourselves a little square knot a cool thing about this knot is it’s like two
thing about this knot is it’s like two
thing about this knot is it’s like two loops pulled together that looks pretty
loops pulled together that looks pretty
loops pulled together that looks pretty cool so great news guys apparently now
cool so great news guys apparently now
cool so great news guys apparently now we can make a rope very quickly and very
we can make a rope very quickly and very
we can make a rope very quickly and very easily so let’s change things up a
easily so let’s change things up a
easily so let’s change things up a little bit and have some fun with colors
little bit and have some fun with colors
little bit and have some fun with colors now one thing going through my mind is
now one thing going through my mind is
now one thing going through my mind is if you put a different color of rope on
if you put a different color of rope on
if you put a different color of rope on each one of the strands and then while
each one of the strands and then while
each one of the strands and then while together what would the Rope end up
together what would the Rope end up
together what would the Rope end up looking like let’s try throwing these
looking like let’s try throwing these
looking like let’s try throwing these three colors on and seeing how they turn
three colors on and seeing how they turn
three colors on and seeing how they turn out
out
out [Music]
and stop
and stop [Music]
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[Music] I like the system so we just turned
I like the system so we just turned
I like the system so we just turned three different colors of twine into one
three different colors of twine into one
three different colors of twine into one three stranded rope and if you look
three stranded rope and if you look
three stranded rope and if you look carefully here you can actually see all
carefully here you can actually see all
carefully here you can actually see all the different colors you can see the
the different colors you can see the
the different colors you can see the pattern and you could actually follow
pattern and you could actually follow
pattern and you could actually follow the line if you twist it you can see how
the line if you twist it you can see how
the line if you twist it you can see how the color twists up and melds in with
the color twists up and melds in with
the color twists up and melds in with the other ones that’s really cool and I
the other ones that’s really cool and I
the other ones that’s really cool and I think it’s a good example of how the
think it’s a good example of how the
think it’s a good example of how the ropes twist and bind together now the
ropes twist and bind together now the
ropes twist and bind together now the Rope is pretty thin but it’s a lot
Rope is pretty thin but it’s a lot
Rope is pretty thin but it’s a lot stronger than the twine itself and
stronger than the twine itself and
stronger than the twine itself and theoretically you can make three of
theoretically you can make three of
theoretically you can make three of these strands quite a bit longer and
these strands quite a bit longer and
these strands quite a bit longer and wind them together to make an even
wind them together to make an even
wind them together to make an even thicker rope that’d be kind of fun to do
thicker rope that’d be kind of fun to do
thicker rope that’d be kind of fun to do so we’ve got an orange rope we’ve got a
so we’ve got an orange rope we’ve got a
so we’ve got an orange rope we’ve got a multicolored rope the next question on
multicolored rope the next question on
multicolored rope the next question on my mind is what if we took some cotton
my mind is what if we took some cotton
my mind is what if we took some cotton yarn and put four strands on each foot
yarn and put four strands on each foot
yarn and put four strands on each foot how that turned out
how that turned out
how that turned out how’s that going to look let’s go find
how’s that going to look let’s go find
how’s that going to look let’s go find out
sweet that rope looks great that is 100%
sweet that rope looks great that is 100% cotton guys and that looks profesh
cotton guys and that looks profesh
cotton guys and that looks profesh profession now it’s one very very tight
profession now it’s one very very tight
profession now it’s one very very tight I like it
I like it
I like it so just for comparison here’s what I did
so just for comparison here’s what I did
so just for comparison here’s what I did with two strands per hook and this is
with two strands per hook and this is
with two strands per hook and this is the one we did four strands per hook not
the one we did four strands per hook not
the one we did four strands per hook not surprisingly it essentially doubled the
surprisingly it essentially doubled the
surprisingly it essentially doubled the size so guys we’ve made rope out of
size so guys we’ve made rope out of
size so guys we’ve made rope out of cotton out of twine out of twisted mason
cotton out of twine out of twisted mason
cotton out of twine out of twisted mason line for this last experiment I want to
line for this last experiment I want to
line for this last experiment I want to go back to my scouting roots and try
go back to my scouting roots and try
go back to my scouting roots and try sisal now if you look at the package
sisal now if you look at the package
sisal now if you look at the package here it says this only has a working
here it says this only has a working
here it says this only has a working load of five pound which really isn’t
load of five pound which really isn’t
load of five pound which really isn’t that much but you combine these things
that much but you combine these things
that much but you combine these things together and term into rope and their
together and term into rope and their
together and term into rope and their strength goes up exponentially the
strength goes up exponentially the
strength goes up exponentially the problem with this stuff is it’s got a
problem with this stuff is it’s got a
problem with this stuff is it’s got a lot of fibers that stick out so usually
lot of fibers that stick out so usually
lot of fibers that stick out so usually you need a couple people to help pull
you need a couple people to help pull
you need a couple people to help pull the lines apart as you’re making the
the lines apart as you’re making the
the lines apart as you’re making the rope so I went down to a local
rope so I went down to a local
rope so I went down to a local laundromat and picked up some wire
laundromat and picked up some wire
laundromat and picked up some wire hangers to see if we could make a
hangers to see if we could make a
hangers to see if we could make a makeshift spacer to do it all for us
makeshift spacer to do it all for us
makeshift spacer to do it all for us kind of looks like a car
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[Music] you
you
you [Music]
cool wow it worked you did it guys we
cool wow it worked you did it guys we single-handedly made a nice length of
single-handedly made a nice length of
single-handedly made a nice length of sisal rope and this is really nostalgic
sisal rope and this is really nostalgic
sisal rope and this is really nostalgic stuff for me because it takes me back to
stuff for me because it takes me back to
stuff for me because it takes me back to my Boy Scout days this smell the feel I
my Boy Scout days this smell the feel I
my Boy Scout days this smell the feel I mean this is the stuff that we used to
mean this is the stuff that we used to
mean this is the stuff that we used to make and to get all these fibers off the
make and to get all these fibers off the
make and to get all these fibers off the sides we would usually drag this through
sides we would usually drag this through
sides we would usually drag this through the flames of a fire but in lieu of a
the flames of a fire but in lieu of a
the flames of a fire but in lieu of a fire today I’m going to use my propane
fire today I’m going to use my propane
fire today I’m going to use my propane torch instead mmm that smell brings back
torch instead mmm that smell brings back
torch instead mmm that smell brings back memories ropes like this still have
memories ropes like this still have
memories ropes like this still have quite a bit of tension wounding to them
quite a bit of tension wounding to them
quite a bit of tension wounding to them so they need to be stretched they need
so they need to be stretched they need
so they need to be stretched they need to be beaten they need to be worked
to be beaten they need to be worked
to be beaten they need to be worked overtime and they will soften and loosen
overtime and they will soften and loosen
overtime and they will soften and loosen up and be a little bit more workable you
up and be a little bit more workable you
up and be a little bit more workable you can make ropes a lot longer than this as
can make ropes a lot longer than this as
can make ropes a lot longer than this as well just for fun I tried making about
well just for fun I tried making about
well just for fun I tried making about 20 foot lengths of rope because that’s
20 foot lengths of rope because that’s
20 foot lengths of rope because that’s as far as I could stretch it across my
as far as I could stretch it across my
as far as I could stretch it across my living room but you could scale this
living room but you could scale this
living room but you could scale this idea and go even longer as long as you
idea and go even longer as long as you
idea and go even longer as long as you had enough spacers in between so the
had enough spacers in between so the
had enough spacers in between so the fibers didn’t catch into each other we
fibers didn’t catch into each other we
fibers didn’t catch into each other we now have the power to make rope at home
now have the power to make rope at home
now have the power to make rope at home and this could virtually be applied to
and this could virtually be applied to
and this could virtually be applied to any fibrous material you could use
any fibrous material you could use
any fibrous material you could use coconut husk you could use hemp
coconut husk you could use hemp
coconut husk you could use hemp you could use string you can even use
you could use string you can even use
you could use string you can even use human hair that would be an interesting
human hair that would be an interesting
human hair that would be an interesting project wouldn’t it so I hope you guys
project wouldn’t it so I hope you guys
project wouldn’t it so I hope you guys try this making rope is a lot of fun
try this making rope is a lot of fun
try this making rope is a lot of fun simple materials a great weekend project
simple materials a great weekend project
simple materials a great weekend project so go give it a try thanks for joining
so go give it a try thanks for joining
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then rope like this I feel like we
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