I lost my Marlinspike, so I made a new one. 

It's for braiding rope. Particularly braiding two ropes together, or having a loop braided back into the rope.

@@ObservationofLimits they are also used for untying or undoing just about any knot. Must have on any boat or ship.

Same here

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Instructions unclear. Hands are now forever bound together by paracord

They jumped like crazy when all this pandemic/supply chain crap started! Maybe with time, they’ll become more reasonable. A mini lathe is extremely helpful to have around if you can remember it’s not an industrial unit, and run it accordingly!

You can get a second hand rotisserie for cheap, unless you are too chicken to use one!

@@danielreed5199 An eggcellent pun, Sir. This chat took a turn for the better!

Well I think its due to a drift in the original Idiom. “It’s always in the last place you WOULD (you’d) look!” And gradually people dropped the ‘d viola the idiom makes a lot less sense. Same thing with how some people say “take for granite” instead of “for granted” etc.

@@MRCOLOURfilld People who say "take for granite" should be stoned. Or maybe they already are. 😂 👍 But yes, I concur with your line of reasoning 🤙🏻

Ha! That would explain why it’s gotten so loose over the years. I’ll be sure to do that with my next one. Thanks!

@@First_Class_Amateur Glad if I could be of service! Keep up the good work!

@@First_Class_Amateur You may be able to tighten things up a bit on it to help the looseness. The HF mini-lathes (and most of the other ones because they're all from the same factory in china), are pretty solid little machines, but they really benefit from a lot of tweaking. There's a ton of info out there on stuff to do to spruce them up.

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This is a great tip! I never knew that. Thanks for sharing.

Does "exposed" mean, you dip it in the water, basically? Or is steam enough to get it to shrink?

@@nilsibl I have always submerged the cordage in the water. It's a very fast reaction (1-2 seconds) to the heat on anything loose, but a larger already tight knot may be slower (maybe 10 seconds). If the water has soaked the cord/knot, then the heat has been applied. You probably don't even need temperature as high as boiling water (100°C/212°F) but it ensures there won't be any later movement of the cordage and has no adverse effects and its really simple to "know" the temperature once you see a rolling boil. WORDS OF CAUTION: Paracord can hold a lot of water. Be mindful of this & handle with caution. I speak from experience. I was focused on my project and grabbed the soaking pile of loose cordage! A few curse words and a bruised ego is all I suffered, but learned a good lesson. Typically I'll use tongs until I press the hot water out in a dish towel. The residual heat helps speed the drying process (versus using a cool water bath but that works too).

@@jimcarstens4212 Thank you, that's really nice to know! Enjoy your day!

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I know, right? Now it's almost a necessity 😂

I just use an ice pick. 😂

Thanks Lee. When I made your wanted poster I had 30,000. That was two years ago. Thanks for your support along the way.

Nobody makes me bleed my own blood…NOBODY! White Goodman

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Sewing is an underrated skill for survival. Fix your kit, or stitch yourself back together in the field. : D

Great ideas

They are literally called round nose pliers in english.

@@jort93z needlenose pliers? That’s what I’ve always called them

@@Sam-fq5hc Those are similar but different. Needle nose pliers are flat on the inside, round nose pliers have actually round jaws, with no flat spot on the inside. Round nose pliers are less common, used in Jewelry and for Wiring.

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Thanks! I’ve had this lathe for about 12 years and it’s on it’s last legs. I’m hoping to get a new one one day. I’ll have to try brass. Just like you said aluminum gets dirty quick.

Seconded. A parting bit is definitely a requirement

Thanks!

I also use an ice pick. : D

That was a “fid”, not a marlinspike.

@@johnmack537 oh..... well all I knew was it was for putting loops in barge ropes. Still good to know.

Great tip! Thanks!

Thanks for the kind words. The scissors are called, Fiskars PowerArc Heavy-Duty Scissors.