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does anyone know how to snug up rope that has been wrapped around poles?

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sleestak posted on 08/18/2006

i wrapped my entire deck in rope and when it went on it was really snug, but as it settled it lossened a little. is there a way to tighten her up?

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RevBambooBen posted on 08/18/2006

On 2006-08-17 19:58, sleestak wrote:
i wrapped my entire deck in rope and when it went on it was really snug, but as it settled it lossened a little. is there a way to tighten her up?

Or, were the poles wet and shrank ?

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Matt Reese posted on 08/18/2006

I am geussing you might want to try spraying thr rope with hot water and see if it has any affect. Otherwise I think you're stuck re-wrapping them poles. Let me know what happens and if you need to re-wrap I'll try and get some time to help out.
Cheers.

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sleestak posted on 08/18/2006

cool. the poles were not wet and they dont sag even, there just a little looser. it looks bitchin though. someone told me about heating the rope with a torch from a distance, but that just seems like a bad idea!

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Tikiwahine posted on 08/18/2006

Can you slide something in to take up the slack, like split bamboo? Might look cool too.
Good luck, it sounds really cool! I'd love to see some pictures.

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Polynesiac posted on 08/18/2006

the poles don't have to be soaked (or even visiably wet) to expand and contract. Wood (depending on the species) will expand and contract with temperature changes - even overnight.

I usually snug the rope up flush with the pole (not super tight, but tight enough) and add nails every so often

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GROG posted on 08/19/2006

GROG will ask Mistress Layla, she is very good with ropes and knots ( as well as whips and wax).

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sleestak posted on 08/19/2006

cool, thanks people! how do i put photos up on this? just with photo bucket?

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Tikiwahine posted on 08/19/2006

Just click on "Add Images To Your Post" which is right under the composition box where you type your message.

A window will pop up where you can browse your computer for the image you would like to add, then hit the 'submit' button.

A small version of your image will appear with some text below it.
Copy the text, including the (img) parts in brackets, and paste that into your post.

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sleestak posted on 08/20/2006

here are some photos

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Matt Reese posted on 08/20/2006

Man, that must have taken forever to do. Looks as good as it did in person. Have you tried anything to tighten up the rope yet?

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sleestak posted on 08/21/2006

no not yet. im gonna see if it gets any worse! i dont think it will. unless i hang from it!

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Benzart posted on 08/21/2006

Actually what you need to do to make it tight and stay tight is to wet it down real good, totally soak it then re-wrap it around the pole as tight as you can, nailing it every few rings. Then when it dries it will shrink and be tight forever. If you don't wrap it wet, it will always stretch.
Hope this helps.

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sleestak posted on 08/21/2006

thanks to all of you!

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