Hello,
How dangerous are the edges of a beam for a rope if a square beam
is to be used as the anchor point? Let's take a 10-12 mm (0.39 to 0.47 inch)
rope made of polyester or synthetic hemp.
The AI is very strict here and recommends:
1. Chamfering (i.e., rounding) the edges so that the radius of the rounding of the beams rounded
with a file corresponds at least to the rope diameter.
2. The additional use of an industrial sling is recommended. The industrial sling should be placed
around the beam like an eyelet. Then attach a carabiner to it and hook the actual rope onto it.
This means that the actual rope does not come into contact with the beam at all. I think this option
was also discussed here in the forum at one time.
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But let's assume the situation is as follows:
- The beam is much too high and there is no ladder. Then only a running bowline can be considered.
If there is no way to get up to the beam, an industrial sling
with a carabiner cannot be installed.
- How high is the risk that a sharp beam edge will cut through the beam? If the beam is at the very
top, you can't even test it.
- There are newer types of beams, as if drawn with a ruler. The edges of such beams seem to
me to be the most dangerous. There are also older types of beams, often crooked and with
partially "rounded" edges. Sometimes, on the same beam, the edges can be very different
in different places.
---
The edges in one place can be relatively sharp, in another place the edges are broken
(not quite as sharp), and in a third place the same edge is even round. I have no idea
why the older beams are so strange, but they seem to be the least dangerous.
I wonder if at least the older beams could be considered for direct, unprotected bowline
mooring. On the other hand, they are sometimes relatively thin, the beam is
sometimes cracked lengthwise (sometimes even cracked multiple times), and the question arises
as to whether it could break.
---
I welcome any constructive comments. :)
Best regards,
Suizident.
How dangerous are the edges of a beam for a rope if a square beam
is to be used as the anchor point? Let's take a 10-12 mm (0.39 to 0.47 inch)
rope made of polyester or synthetic hemp.
The AI is very strict here and recommends:
1. Chamfering (i.e., rounding) the edges so that the radius of the rounding of the beams rounded
with a file corresponds at least to the rope diameter.
2. The additional use of an industrial sling is recommended. The industrial sling should be placed
around the beam like an eyelet. Then attach a carabiner to it and hook the actual rope onto it.
This means that the actual rope does not come into contact with the beam at all. I think this option
was also discussed here in the forum at one time.
---
But let's assume the situation is as follows:
- The beam is much too high and there is no ladder. Then only a running bowline can be considered.
If there is no way to get up to the beam, an industrial sling
with a carabiner cannot be installed.
- How high is the risk that a sharp beam edge will cut through the beam? If the beam is at the very
top, you can't even test it.
- There are newer types of beams, as if drawn with a ruler. The edges of such beams seem to
me to be the most dangerous. There are also older types of beams, often crooked and with
partially "rounded" edges. Sometimes, on the same beam, the edges can be very different
in different places.
---
The edges in one place can be relatively sharp, in another place the edges are broken
(not quite as sharp), and in a third place the same edge is even round. I have no idea
why the older beams are so strange, but they seem to be the least dangerous.
I wonder if at least the older beams could be considered for direct, unprotected bowline
mooring. On the other hand, they are sometimes relatively thin, the beam is
sometimes cracked lengthwise (sometimes even cracked multiple times), and the question arises
as to whether it could break.
---
I welcome any constructive comments. :)
Best regards,
Suizident.
