At certain meetings, while in Scouts, we would inspect our ropes, tidy them up and even make additional ropes. I believe it was usually before the Area Council Jamboree usually held at the State Fairgrounds and before summer camp. I loved those days! Thanks for the refreshing thoughts, Scout! 👍❤
protects against lightning and other high voltages.. Used around 1915. The phone company line from the pole connected at the top binding posts marked “L” for “Line”, the house wiring connected to “I” for “Inside” and G for Ground. In later years the Bell System added copper straps that bypassed the fuses… unsure why.
Great tip on the rope whipping. I like the idea of the dipping it in the glue! I agree, in my shop my head is clear and not thinking about anything else other than what is right in front of me. Sick and tired of the media, can't even watch anything anymore.
Awesome. Im learning something new every video. Ive also learnt to stay away from the media and am building my first proper workshop this winter, ready for lots of future projects.
Nice job on the rope. You never cease to amaze me. The cable stretcher even has a place in the upholstery business, spring repair. From the old coil spring furniture to truck seats with springs. It would save the fingers. I think you are right with the porcelain piece. Good show thank you
We use the Klein pulling grips for stringing messenger cable from telephone pole to telephone pole. They work very well. Always called them a "Porkchop"
Hi John. I love it when you cut rope. That sound is so cool. Love the braiding that you do. I also think that is a voltage reducer. 😮.well maybe lol. Great video again. 👍👍❤🙏.God help us all...
That is a beautiful, clean piece of Manila rope. Really like the whipping tutorial. I'm going to practice it this winter and be a hero at our local marina next year.
That's a beautiful piece of rope. I just got back from vacation and needed to use my dad's stash of ropes and a come-a-long to stand up four trees after hurricane Milton. I'm sure glad I had all his sisal rope, but I could have used the length you have.
Thanks John, can't beat a nice hank of manilla, I was brought up with rope-work, knots, whippings, lashings and the like, I only wish I'd gleaned more from my Dad while I still could. He recently told me that he needed his sailmakers palm and needles as he needed to help one of his lady friends in the care home with a handbag repair, but in reality that is beyond his capability now, sad to see. Those pullers are a simple yet practical tool ! If you haven't seen it look up the rope walk in the historic Royal Navy Dockyard in Chatham, where they still make ropes in the traditional way - the shed is 1/4 mile long !
My fascination with Rope and knots started in Scouts and blossomed in the military. If you ever want to be humbled find a salty sailor and start talking knots. 😂👍🇺🇸
That's a telco station protector used to protect against abnormal voltage surges on a copper phone line into a house. L is the line connection for the drop cable from the pole and I means inside wiring to the telephone(s) in the house.
We called the wire grips come-a-longs. The larger one on the right has a latch that captures the conductor so it doesn't fall on the ground help. Thanks for a great channel and content, I appreciate the positivity.
I think it's a telephone surge arrester. I think it's missing something that may plug into the center that may get grounded to a water pipe. It would probably be either MOV like or have some spark gaps for lightning protection. I think I have a slightly smaller version I removed from our basement stashed away somewhere.
Nothing like doing all that on hooks & belt. Brace & long bit to drill the bolt holes in the pole, too. But the real workout was pulling & lashing cable, no ladder, no bucket. Beer never tasted so good!
Good tutorial on the care and maintenance of rope ends, and ropes in general. Really like the “ WHAT THE HECK IS IT” segment, found it interesting. Well sir, I was thinking of having to sell my first born instead of the kidney, maybe we’ll get lucky won’t have to do either one!!!!!😮😊😂😂 thanks for the video, enjoyed watching.
Good stuff, excellent job whipping the rope ends. I know youve gone over it before in previous videos but its just as interesting again. Like a refresher course. Sure makes a guy want to go out in the shed and find himself a piece of ripe to whip.
I got hold of a 50 Metre roll of mooring rope last year, I cut it into two fives, two tens, and one 20 Metre length. Unwound the ends and braided an eye in each end. Lashed and wrapped each section with coloured Electrical tape. Blue for the 5, Red for the 10,and yellow for the 20. They hang in the shed on hooks, I can instantly find the length that I need and in a pinch I can just loop them together to do most jobs. I would love to get a really long hunk of manilla for the heavy stuff, if I do I will employ your system to whip it into shape.
Great video 👍 Great information and demonstration on how to properly do a whipping to prevent fraying the ends of a manila rope 👍. The one you done turned out Fantastic! Looks like that wood glue does a great job and really bonds to the fibers. That What the Heck?🤔mystery tool cleaned up beautifully. That cable pulling pliers turned out Fantastic! I bet in a pinch they would make a good fish tape puller. That is some nice looking Klein tools cable grips for pulling wires. Those are invaluable to the electrical Linemen. What a fantastic mystery device👍! I believe it was used years ago as Lightning ⚡️ arrester. Another great shot of Old Glory 🇺🇸 flying in the breeze with that beautiful autumn 🍂 view. Well great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Wednesday. Oh , Hope your not having to sell those Kidneys. 😂😂 Have a great evening. 😃👍👍🇺🇸
seems like you could test your thought on the item pretty easily. put 120v going in and test it coming out to see what it's at. and yes...fingers crossed for a change in the right direction tomorrow.
Telephone line 7 amp fuses. It's missing the spark gap protector in the center section. "L", is central office Line connection. "I", subscribers' inside station wire connection.
I am fascinated by wire to rope connections, like the halyard splice. Despite my fascination I never considered wire as a whipping solution...very very cool stuff. Cheers
Joe- When you like things that are properly done and go on a cruise ship that has loops on the ends of their docking rope and whipping done with duct tape it’s time to reconsider the journey. 😂👍
What you got there, Scout, is an uber rare FLUX CAPACITOR, That's what Dr. Brown told me. PS - Thanks for the glue hack, Just when I say,," Why am I watching stuff I learned years ago"?, you teach me something NEW.
There are two main types of ropes: static and dynamic. Dynamic ropes are designed to stretch to absorb the impact of a falling climber. Static ropes stretch very little, making them very efficient in situations like lowering an injured climber, ascending a rope, or hauling a load up.
That porcelain block thing…ChatGPT says this: This appears to be an old-style fuse holder or fuse block for an electrical circuit. The red cylindrical components on either side are likely cartridge fuses, which protect electrical circuits from overcurrent by breaking the connection when current exceeds a certain level. This type of setup is often found in older electrical systems, where these fuse blocks were commonly mounted on panels or walls to control and protect various circuits. The central metal prongs are likely part of the connection mechanism, where the cartridge fuses slot in to complete the circuit. If you're working with or near this, please take caution, as older electrical components may carry safety risks, especially if they're worn or corroded. Is it right?
I suddenly have a hankering for some manilla rope!! I can't believe i've gone this long without some. Should be a staple in every shop. ❤️🇺🇸 side note-I am nervous as to what could happen post election 😬
We called those cable puller tools a grip. I think the wire ga looks the same. Do you have a tool to check conductor wire gauge? Those red items appear to be fuses to me. A measurement with an VOM would tell you if there is resistance. If very low or unmeasurable resistance it would be a fuse. In Telephony, we used fuses either porcelain or wood as the “tube” around the fusable link inside. They looked like those red gizmos. And maybe I don’t know something from Shinola. I bet you have a can of Shinola. Thanks for the fun. 🤠
I thought we were going to see some slicing when you said it might be halfway. A good splice will make it as strong although I think it stronger. That wire puller reminds me of building or fixing fence. That's one place you don't want a framing hammer. I pulled a lot of barbed wire with the standard claw hammer. I rember my former brother in law loosing a section we were stretching. I thought I was a gonner but it only wrapped around my right arm. I still have puncture marks on my arm where it sank in. One thing I miss is building fences or repairing them. Well not digging holes by hand for fence posts in rocky clay.
Hey, John, yah, anything to reduce the stress of worry for our Country. BTW, how's the upstate lot looking, did you mow it or is it still growing wild? Haven't seen any pics lately.
I photo googled the porcelain piece and found one almost like it on Ebay under title "Pre 1940 reliable electric No. 955 porcelain holder hand crank phone wood fuses" .I'm still not sure but if i had to giess i think it wired up to the phone lines coming into the house and then was screwed to the wall and the other two wires were attached to the antique hand crank phone and then the phone hung on it from the wall. But that's just a guess.
The cable pullers are really cool, I have never seen them before. I am no electrical expert but I think you have a good hunch on what that porcelain item is.
an S lay line Scoutcrafter we had a ex naval guy on our shift at the fire station he made repairs look so easy . We never repaired Rescue lines the were scraped
You could very easily splice that break and it would be just as strong as when it was new. I also like to back splice the ends of my stranded rope as opposed to whipping. Just a thought, might make a good show. You can also splice nylon rope but you need some specific fid’s they are called.
John, did you ever fix that low profile, red vise with the non-removable, broken jaw? I can't find it now. Did I miss it? Also good work on that rope!😁
John, great video. I remember learning whipping the ends of rope in Scouts. Can you tell us how you might cut through thick rope if you did not have a HandiCutter?
Kevin- Interestingly manilla rope cutting is actually used to determine the quality of a knife and its ability to hold an edge. A good (non serrated) blade should cut through a 3/4 piece of manilla rope with little effort. I saw a guy who has a knife imbedded in a piece of wood with the sharp side of the blade facing up, he then laid the rope across the blade edge and hacked it with a wooden mallet cutting the rope quickly and cleanly. 😃👍
I'm a trump supporter, but I don't think it's gonna be over tomorrow. The democrats will use all kinds of law fair between now and inauguration day to try to get him out.
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At certain meetings, while in Scouts, we would inspect our ropes, tidy them up and even make additional ropes. I believe it was usually before the Area Council Jamboree usually held at the State Fairgrounds and before summer camp. I loved those days! Thanks for the refreshing thoughts, Scout! 👍❤
Great show and let’s hope for the best outcome tomorrow night and hopefully we can still have our hobbies and not have to eat road kill 😂
😂👍🇺🇸
Another great video.5/8 inch rope just feels right.
You’re the only person I know who can make a piece of rope interesting.😊
protects against lightning and other high voltages.. Used around 1915. The phone company line from the pole connected at the top binding posts marked “L” for “Line”, the house wiring connected to “I” for “Inside” and G for Ground. In later years the Bell System added copper straps that bypassed the fuses… unsure why.
Great tip on the rope whipping. I like the idea of the dipping it in the glue! I agree, in my shop my head is clear and not thinking about anything else other than what is right in front of me. Sick and tired of the media, can't even watch anything anymore.
The sound of cutting that rope is just amazing . Great video!
John you are a patriot and a good American 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Never cease to amaze me the variety you come up with for your show! I learn something new most every show!
Adding the glue on the end is a great tip. Thanks for all you do. God Bless America 🇺🇸
Awesome. Im learning something new every video. Ive also learnt to stay away from the media and am building my first proper workshop this winter, ready for lots of future projects.
Nothing beats your first Love or your first workshop! 😃👍🇺🇸
Nice job on the rope. You never cease to amaze me. The cable stretcher even has a place in the upholstery business, spring repair. From the old coil spring furniture to truck seats with springs. It would save the fingers. I think you are right with the porcelain piece. Good show thank you
I always learn something from you, John! I had never seen anyone whip a rope before. Thanks for another great video!
I was embarrassed looking at my 10 or 12 foot half inch manila rope after seeing your technique. I'm gonna whip that thing.
😂👍
We use the Klein pulling grips for stringing messenger cable from telephone pole to telephone pole. They work very well. Always called them a "Porkchop"
😂 Porkchop! What an awesome name for them! 😂👍
What kind of maniac does not like to whip their rope with super glue. Nice video.
We did whipping years ago in Boy Scouts, but I like the tip about using the glue. Never thought to do that before. Thanks.
Hi John. I love it when you cut rope. That sound is so cool. Love the braiding that you do. I also think that is a voltage reducer. 😮.well maybe lol. Great video again. 👍👍❤🙏.God help us all...
That is a beautiful, clean piece of Manila rope. Really like the whipping tutorial. I'm going to practice it this winter and be a hero at our local marina next year.
That's a beautiful piece of rope. I just got back from vacation and needed to use my dad's stash of ropes and a come-a-long to stand up four trees after hurricane Milton. I'm sure glad I had all his sisal rope, but I could have used the length you have.
Good luck with the oil service SC, hopefully it’s the same guy and it’s a breeze.
Boy that Craftsman Handicut is the cat’s pajamas!
Ronan made them for Sears- Still made today! 😃👍
Thanks John, can't beat a nice hank of manilla, I was brought up with rope-work, knots, whippings, lashings and the like, I only wish I'd gleaned more from my Dad while I still could. He recently told me that he needed his sailmakers palm and needles as he needed to help one of his lady friends in the care home with a handbag repair, but in reality that is beyond his capability now, sad to see. Those pullers are a simple yet practical tool !
If you haven't seen it look up the rope walk in the historic Royal Navy Dockyard in Chatham, where they still make ropes in the traditional way - the shed is 1/4 mile long !
My fascination with Rope and knots started in Scouts and blossomed in the military. If you ever want to be humbled find a salty sailor and start talking knots. 😂👍🇺🇸
Thanks for the whipping lesson, I will try it on the rope that I cleaned and oiled based on your method. Thanks
A quick search for the mystery electrical item, it may be a vintage lightning arrestor for a phone line. Nice find.
Dave.
I recognized it right away, old retired telephone here.
Thanks Dave!
That's a telco station protector used to protect against abnormal voltage surges on a copper phone line into a house. L is the line connection for the drop cable from the pole
and I means inside wiring to the telephone(s) in the house.
Good show today John. Thank You for sharing!
We called the wire grips come-a-longs. The larger one on the right has a latch that captures the conductor so it doesn't fall on the ground help. Thanks for a great channel and content, I appreciate the positivity.
We put those grips on the end of the come-a-longs.
Guy- I never considered how they could be a hazard used above! Thanks!!! 😃👍
I think it's a telephone surge arrester. I think it's missing something that may plug into the center that may get grounded to a water pipe. It would probably be either MOV like or have some spark gaps for lightning protection. I think I have a slightly smaller version I removed from our basement stashed away somewhere.
We use newer versions of the 3 clamps for pulling tension on strand between poles. Easier in the bucket truck than doing it from ladder for sure 😁😁
Nothing like doing all that on hooks & belt. Brace & long bit to drill the bolt holes in the pole, too. But the real workout was pulling & lashing cable, no ladder, no bucket. Beer never tasted so good!
It’s still fascinated by linemen- what an awesome profession. 😃👍
Love the sound of the cutter through the rope. Didn’t know this was an asmr channel too ! Lol
With regards to the pulling clamp, Linesman pliers often have a similar feature for grasping fish tapes for pulling cables.
Good tutorial on the care and maintenance of rope ends, and ropes in general. Really like the “ WHAT THE HECK IS IT” segment, found it interesting. Well sir, I was thinking of having to sell my first born instead of the kidney, maybe we’ll get lucky won’t have to do either one!!!!!😮😊😂😂 thanks for the video, enjoyed watching.
Good stuff, excellent job whipping the rope ends. I know youve gone over it before in previous videos but its just as interesting again. Like a refresher course. Sure makes a guy want to go out in the shed and find himself a piece of ripe to whip.
Good episode Mr. John! God Bless the 🇺🇲 !
I got hold of a 50 Metre roll of mooring rope last year, I cut it into two fives, two tens, and one 20 Metre length. Unwound the ends and braided an eye in each end. Lashed and wrapped each section with coloured Electrical tape. Blue for the 5, Red for the 10,and yellow for the 20. They hang in the shed on hooks, I can instantly find the length that I need and in a pinch I can just loop them together to do most jobs. I would love to get a really long hunk of manilla for the heavy stuff, if I do I will employ your system to whip it into shape.
When an eye is spliced in correctly it looks so nice. Smart move making manageable lengths, ropes that are too long never get used. 😃👍🇺🇸
Great video 👍 Great information and demonstration on how to properly do a whipping to prevent fraying the ends of a manila rope 👍. The one you done turned out Fantastic! Looks like that wood glue does a great job and really bonds to the fibers.
That What the Heck?🤔mystery tool cleaned up beautifully. That cable pulling pliers turned out Fantastic! I bet in a pinch they would make a good fish tape puller. That is some nice looking Klein tools cable grips for pulling wires. Those are invaluable to the electrical Linemen. What a fantastic mystery device👍! I believe it was used years ago as Lightning ⚡️ arrester. Another great shot of Old Glory 🇺🇸 flying in the breeze with that beautiful autumn 🍂 view. Well great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Wednesday. Oh , Hope your not having to sell those Kidneys. 😂😂 Have a great evening.
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Thanks Steven! 😃👍🇺🇸
I didn't notice that you used your tub o towels to clean that rope before you whipped it
😂😂😂. Wednesday! 🫣
Telephone line lightning arrester. It was in a metal box mounted on side of house where the wires went in.
Yes, the plier type tool is used for pulling wires. Much easier on hands, and does a lot less harm to wire.
seems like you could test your thought on the item pretty easily. put 120v going in and test it coming out to see what it's at.
and yes...fingers crossed for a change in the right direction tomorrow.
Telephone line 7 amp fuses. It's missing the spark gap protector in the center section. "L", is central office Line connection. "I", subscribers' inside station wire connection.
Outstanding!!! Thankyou!!!! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter 👍
I am fascinated by wire to rope connections, like the halyard splice. Despite my fascination I never considered wire as a whipping solution...very very cool stuff. Cheers
Joe- When you like things that are properly done and go on a cruise ship that has loops on the ends of their docking rope and whipping done with duct tape it’s time to reconsider the journey. 😂👍
Bell telephone service resistor
Very informative show today. I never tried whipping I always put black electric tape. I’ll have to try whipping. Thanks.
Frank- Very easy and very satisfying- 😃👍
What you got there, Scout, is an uber rare FLUX CAPACITOR, That's what Dr. Brown told me. PS - Thanks for the glue hack, Just when I say,," Why am I watching stuff I learned years ago"?, you teach me something NEW.
I just got a Stanley 199 utility knife and I love it
Non-retractable utility knives are far superior to use them retractable models except you have to be careful putting them in your pocket! 🫣😂👍
I got kicked out of the Boy scouts for eating a brownie.
That’s the first point of entry for knob and tube wiring! I have the same one !
There are two main types of ropes: static and dynamic. Dynamic ropes are designed to stretch to absorb the impact of a falling climber. Static ropes stretch very little, making them very efficient in situations like lowering an injured climber, ascending a rope, or hauling a load up.
That porcelain block thing…ChatGPT says this:
This appears to be an old-style fuse holder or fuse block for an electrical circuit. The red cylindrical components on either side are likely cartridge fuses, which protect electrical circuits from overcurrent by breaking the connection when current exceeds a certain level. This type of setup is often found in older electrical systems, where these fuse blocks were commonly mounted on panels or walls to control and protect various circuits.
The central metal prongs are likely part of the connection mechanism, where the cartridge fuses slot in to complete the circuit. If you're working with or near this, please take caution, as older electrical components may carry safety risks, especially if they're worn or corroded.
Is it right?
Yes! Basically it’s a lightning arrestor for telephone lines. That ChatGPT is scary! 😂👍
It is attached to a barn wall for an electric fence I think I remember seeing one on my buddies farm in the 50's.
I suddenly have a hankering for some manilla rope!! I can't believe i've gone this long without some. Should be a staple in every shop. ❤️🇺🇸
side note-I am nervous as to what could happen post election 😬
I’m as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs! 😂👍
We called those cable puller tools a grip.
I think the wire ga looks the same. Do you have a tool to check conductor wire gauge?
Those red items appear to be fuses to me. A measurement with an VOM would tell you if there is resistance. If very low or unmeasurable resistance it would be a fuse.
In Telephony, we used fuses either porcelain or wood as the “tube” around the fusable link inside. They looked like those red gizmos.
And maybe I don’t know something from Shinola. I bet you have a can of Shinola.
Thanks for the fun. 🤠
😂👍🇺🇸
I thought we were going to see some slicing when you said it might be halfway. A good splice will make it as strong although I think it stronger. That wire puller reminds me of building or fixing fence. That's one place you don't want a framing hammer. I pulled a lot of barbed wire with the standard claw hammer. I rember my former brother in law loosing a section we were stretching. I thought I was a gonner but it only wrapped around my right arm. I still have puncture marks on my arm where it sank in. One thing I miss is building fences or repairing them. Well not digging holes by hand for fence posts in rocky clay.
Hey, John, yah, anything to reduce the stress of worry for our Country. BTW, how's the upstate lot looking, did you mow it or is it still growing wild? Haven't seen any pics lately.
Seb- I was up there 10 days ago and the leaves are just about gone. I’m planning another trip soon! 😃👍🇺🇸
I photo googled the porcelain piece and found one almost like it on Ebay under title "Pre 1940 reliable electric No. 955 porcelain holder hand crank phone wood fuses" .I'm still not sure but if i had to giess i think it wired up to the phone lines coming into the house and then was screwed to the wall and the other two wires were attached to the antique hand crank phone and then the phone hung on it from the wall. But that's just a guess.
I’m almost disappointed that the break in the rope wasn’t in the middle. You could’ve spliced them together and still whipped the ends
I do a lot of Pulley work so and bulges are avoided. 😃👍
Good video.
John my guess on the electrical component is for a telephone maybe ?
Linesman pliers have a fish tape puller built in them. Its at the top of the handles.
Fuse like a lightning arrester
That porcelain piece looks like a telephone hookup. Nice rope.
6:17 ASMR sound!
I would say that it's a cable/wire puller. The electric item looks like it was part of an electric cattle fence.
Could you splice the bad section with a "long splice" ? Pioneering merit badge
Yes but we often do a lot of pulley work and some of the pulleys are very close tolerances. Splices often increase girth. 😃👍
thxs for sharing...
The cable pullers are really cool, I have never seen them before. I am no electrical expert but I think you have a good hunch on what that porcelain item is.
an S lay line Scoutcrafter we had a ex naval guy on our shift at the fire station he made repairs look so easy . We never repaired Rescue lines the were scraped
Every one go vote don't vote don't complain I think the porcelain gadget is a voltage reducer
A long splice will make it like new. Did many in the Navy.
That cable puller is a nice tool
That’s a Flux Capacitor 😂
Interesting.
You could very easily splice that break and it would be just as strong as when it was new. I also like to back splice the ends of my stranded rope as opposed to whipping. Just a thought, might make a good show. You can also splice nylon rope but you need some specific fid’s they are called.
Do not keep your bad Kidnees and give up your good 💙 ! 😄😉
search results says, phone line lightning arrestor. . similar product is Reliable Electric No. 955 😂
I really like the glue on rope ends.
John, did you ever fix that low profile, red vise with the non-removable, broken jaw? I can't find it now. Did I miss it? Also good work on that rope!😁
Not yet! 🫣😂👍
I always spliced the rope back on its self. Why didn't you talk about that. I taught that to my cubs and scouts.
Many times rope is used in pulleys and hoists- back splicing often adds a bulge to the end of the rope that could get hung up at the worst time. 😃👍
Nice!
Awesome!
John, great video. I remember learning whipping the ends of rope in Scouts. Can you tell us how you might cut through thick rope if you did not have a HandiCutter?
Kevin- Interestingly manilla rope cutting is actually used to determine the quality of a knife and its ability to hold an edge. A good (non serrated) blade should cut through a 3/4 piece of manilla rope with little effort. I saw a guy who has a knife imbedded in a piece of wood with the sharp side of the blade facing up, he then laid the rope across the blade edge and hacked it with a wooden mallet cutting the rope quickly and cleanly. 😃👍
Gotcha boom 👍👍🔩🔩
Boom 🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴
Boom 😂😂😂 bit late im in Tunisia 😂😂😂
That looks like an old telephone protector
Looks like it’s a part of an electric fence
Vote 💙
Vote ❤
Sorry I want both my kidneys! 😂👍🇺🇸
Lol you'll be fine either way people make politics so dramatic.
Voltage Transformer
Fight, Fight, Fight !!!
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With no changes to the voting system, we can guess the outcome... But besides that, politics is not what is going to save us I believe.
Alex- Keep your fingers crossed!🤞 😃👍
I'm a trump supporter, but I don't think it's gonna be over tomorrow. The democrats will use all kinds of law fair between now and inauguration day to try to get him out.