Post #73638 by ErichTroudt on Fri, Jan 30, 2004 3:46 PM

When cutting the thick rope, I tightly wrapped Bailing wire on both sides of the cut to keep it from unraveling. Then I took a hacksaw and cut the rope.

To mount it to the poles, I used a large 1/2 inch metal staple, like the horseshoe shaped ones used to keep romex wire to boards. I just beat it around the rope into the pole. I left the bailing wire on to keep it from ever unraveling. I wrapped the rope around the pole a few times to cover the staple and the wire.

Erich