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Building Tips and technical articles. => 1/2 A building. => Topic started by: dave siegler on September 01, 2013, 03:44:55 PM
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Can you use spectre lines that run through the handle? Do you worry a bout chafing in the handle if you do?
I now use spectre as 2 separate lines now with .018 wire running through the handle, and would like to get rid of 1/2 the failure points
Would like to try it just like we did back in the old days with Dacron line.
How do you terminate the lines at the handle/
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Yes you can make a continuous loop with spectra (GSUMP) lines, just like dacron on 1/2a. Since the adjustment is in theory infrequent and under no load there is little to no wear on the plastic or line that will occur.
The 5-turn uni-knot, doubled, is the specified knot. The knot is fairly easy to learn to tie, unlike tying 2 lines exactly the same length. There is a you-tube on it, or you can look at to Power Pro website (and probably many other fishing websites)
http://www.powerpro.com/publish/content/global_fish/en/us/power_pro_v2/info/using_powerpro/knots/uni_knot.html
My 1/2a setup uses Power Pro through the handle. My larger plane uses 2 separate Power Pro lines on a Sullivan handle. After 2 tries the lines are only an inch apart in length, so I suffer with it for now.
Phil