How do you make a rope ladder without using wood, simple loops or knots?
freestyle2834 asked:
One that looks like a normal ladder, with at least space for one foot on each rung.
Nothing but rope. One that looks like a normal ladder, with at least space for one foot on each rung(also made of rope). I want a rope ladder for a little hangout im going to build in a tree.
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use a single rope ladder
Comment by john boy — October 28, 2005 @ 5:45 am
You staple or nail pieces of rope together!
Comment by DPGMD — October 28, 2005 @ 12:18 pm
Use three metal poles of equal length and stand them vertically. then take horizontal thick pieces of rope a little longer than the width you would like the ladder. fix then to the three poles so that when its done you can put both feet level! this is a guess by the way! probably haven thought of the dangers so be careful!
Comment by MANGO FACE — October 31, 2005 @ 6:24 pm
Two ropes of required length
as many ‘rungs’ as you need, (short lengths of rope),
rope ‘rungs’ need to be 8 inches longer than tread
to allow for plaiting.
Open out the twist in both short & long rope and thread thru
similar to interlaced fingers, and bind in to
long rope and knotted securely, test a short bit first,
you’ll soon get the hang of it.
(No pun intended.)
You will need to anchor it top and bottom
like they did on oldtime sailing ships
Comment by Jeff 01 — November 2, 2005 @ 8:48 am
I don’t know why you’d want to make a rope ladder but wouldn’t want to use wood or any sort of knot, but here’s a guaranteed solution I’ve seen work:
2-ton epoxy. You can get it at any home improvement store. Depending the size of the ladder, you may need two or three tubes. Mix the epoxy according to the directions, dip the ends of the rung pieces in it, and affix them to the sides. Take care to do it right the first time because you aren’t going to be able to make changes. Once you’ve got the rungs in place smear epoxy all around all the joints, being sure to coat the rope all the way around.
The epoxy will basically make the rope into a solid, inflexible mass. I’ve used this trick to turn basic string into strong sticks for architecture projects, and on a larger scale it suffices to connect rope ends to one another when the ropes aren’t long enough to tie.
Comment by Smitty — November 3, 2005 @ 7:58 am
With no offense to any who have answered so far, and one who has had those TREE FORTS I have a suggestion or two.
First of all NORMAL LADDER is probably something you should forget. NORMAL being relative and subjective.
A couple things to consider. The TYPE of rope, and some knowledge of its “Stretchability”, in any use.
Two methods are almost immediately obvious, to me, and I’ve used both.
With some care you can LOOP the Sides and install the rungs, Knotted outside the verticle loops, OR KNOT the verticles as precisely as you can and TIE the rungs, between the knots on the verticles. In any case the issue is still the same, stretch and stability, You will hopefully realize FLEX will be part of the issue.
Assume for a moment you even laid this out on Plywood, precisely tacking the verticles at ummmm 18 inches apart, and in the process, then added the RUNGS. No matter your design, precision, weight, stress, etc. will still alter your design as you climb, even the first time. The same can be said of Rope verticles, using Wooden Rungs.
A valid notion initially, and I wish you levels of success, but perhaps you might consider other options, in what I now assume you want as a PULL UP, retractable access to the “hangout”.
Steven Wolf
just my two “sense”
a kid once
Comment by DIY Doc — November 5, 2005 @ 6:45 pm
very clear animated instructions:
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Comment by Catgut — November 8, 2005 @ 3:31 pm
You need to splice the rungs into the side rails.Using a suitable length of three strand Monofilament Polypropylene rope for the rungs, unravel about 14″ and mark it there with plastic tape. Melt the ends with a flame so the fibers won’t come undone as you work with them. Do the same on the other end with the width in between the side rails you want.
Measure out the rails however long you want them to be by bending the long rope in half cut it and reverse one side so both rail strands lay the same side by side and mark(adjacent to each other) the rails (to locate the rungs) with a piece of tape every foot or however you want the rungs to end up.. You probably should leave some extra length on ends of the rails so you can secure them to whatever your going to when the ladder is finished.
At each (one at a time, don’t get ahead of yourself) tape mark untwist the rope so to open it enough ( a phd or wooden dowel might help to keep them open) to pass strands of the rung over and through the strands of the raung. Draw the rung up to the rail and weave the rung strands over and under each rail strand locking each ( sort of like a pigtail ) by drawing them up tight as you go along until you’ve done four or so tucks at each mark. Strager each strand at the rail so it tapers and then bind it to the rail with tape or waxed whipping.
When all your rungs are finished you’ll have a rope ladder that in my opinion won’t be practical to use because wirthout something such as a slat between the rails, at each rung they will pull into your leg causing your foot a problem to move and find the next rung slat. But isn’t this what you asked for. “a rope ladder without using wood, simple loops, or knots?” Perhaps you could employ an Indian Faker to show you his trick of making a rope stand on end by playing a flute, and then climbing up or sliding down it
Comment by Charles M — November 8, 2005 @ 6:44 pm