Braiding/making a climbing rope?

[CENTCOM_Survivor]

Anyone have any info on making a 4 braid climbing rope out of standard (cheap) rope?

There is a crossfit article on how to make one, but I'm not a paid subscriber so I cant see it. The Crossfit board feels its a shame that I asked for a "free" copy of the article and I'll probably get banned for life.

I'm looking to make it about 1 1/2" diameter.

Thanks

[M4Fundi]

What do you mean by "climbing rope" ?
Simply for ascension for physical training or for actual climbing on top rope or protection gear or for jugging and rapping off of? What is its purpose?

[CENTCOM_Survivor]

Sorry I guess I should have elaborated.

Its for a gym style climbing rope for workouts. I'd like to make one for our "office gym" at work and with all the budget cuts there is no way to buy a "real" one.

I just need to figure out the braiding and how the loop end looks.

[tb-av]

Here is the basic 4 strand round braid.
http://www.seekyee.com/Slings/howtos/4strand.htm

EDIT:
This shows a closeup of how you splice the loop in.
http://www.doggiestylish.com/store/2009/09/how-to-make-a-four-strand-round-braid-dog-leash-from-paracord/

[VMI-MO]

I have found a cheap alternative is a towel rolled up and taped into a cylinder with masking tape. Throw that over a pull up bar and wha-lah rope work out. And when you break off you dont fall 25 feet. :D



PJ

[CENTCOM_Survivor]

OK I f'ed the first post up,,, its a eight-strand square braid I'm looking to make.

[Von Rheydt]

I would assume that unless you already have a reel of something you can braid you are going to have to buy that. Have a looky looky at this, t'aint to 'spensive and at 50' you'll have some left.

http://www.contractorsrope.com/manila-rope-prices.html

You should be able to find some locally around TPA particularly around the port area.

[CENTCOM_Survivor]

Thanks all, but I have the crossfit article now and figured it out.

[CENTCOM_Survivor]

Just a FYI: ITS Tactical is going to do a "knot of the week" on how to make a climbing rope.

http://www.itstactical.com/

[CENTCOM_Survivor]

Here are the ITS Tactical instructions on how to make a fast rope for climbing.
http://www.itstactical.com/2010/08/06/how-to-make-a-fast-rope-for-climbing

[CENTCOM_Survivor]

ITS Tactical has completed the series on how to make your own FAST/climbing rope. I want to thank Bryan Black at ITS for putting the how-to together.
Check it:

4-Strand Round Braid (http://www.itstactical.com/2010/08/06/how-to-make-a-fast-rope-for-climbing/)
4-Strand Eye Splice (http://www.itstactical.com/2010/08/18/how-to-make-a-fast-rope-eye-splice/)
Whipping and Fusing (http://www.itstactical.com/2010/08/25/whipping-and-fusing-your-fast-rope-into-shape/)