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ASSEMBLING THE ROPE MACHINE
1.
Unpack the box and remove all protective wrapping from the parts.
2.
Identify each part, as shown in Figure 1. The separator comes pre-assembled; you’ll
put together the Rope Machine from the remaining parts.
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The front of the handle has the Schacht logo.
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Crank arms have a hook end and a flat end. Each end has a groove to hold an
O-ring.
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The flat side of the crank faces the back of the handle.
3.
Slide the hook end of each crank arm through a hole in the handle, from the back of
the handle.
4.
Slide an O-ring over the hook end of each crank arm, pushing until the O-ring slips
into the groove.
5.
Line up the crank’s holes with the flat ends of the crank arms. Slide the crank arms
through the holes.
6.
Slide an O-ring over the flat end of each crank arm, pushing until the O-ring slips
into the groove.
USING THE ROPE MACHINE
The Incredible Rope Machine winds a 3-ply rope from yarn or string. As the plies twist
around each other, they create a thicker rope. The rope will also shorten as these plies
wind around each other—this is called take-up. To make a rope, choose some yarn and
decide on a length for the finished rope. It’s easiest to make rope with two people.
1.
Set up your work space: Clamp the separator to a work surface. Add about 30% to the
length you want to your rope, to allow for take-up. (Example: you want a 36-inch rope,
so add about 10 inches. There is no hard-and-fast formula for adding take-up, except
that thicker ropes will have more take-up. You may have to experiment.) Measure this
distance from the separator and set the Rope Machine down on this spot, with a clear
path between them. If you want to make several ropes of equal length, mark an X on the
floor with masking tape; stand here when you start to add twist in step 3.
2.
Set up the yarn: Tie your yarn to one hook of the Rope Machine, as shown in Figure
2. Loop the yarn around peg A of the separator and carry it back to the Rope Machine.
Loop the yarn around the middle hook and carry it back to the separator. Loop the yarn
around peg B and carry it back to the Rope Machine. Loop the yarn around the last
hook and carry it back to the separator. Finally, loop the yarn around
both
pegs and
carry it back to the first hook of the Rope Machine. Tie the yarn to this hook and cut
it. (For a thicker rope, repeat this step as many times as you want.) You should see 2
“lines” of yarn coming from each hook.
Peg A
Peg B
start
& end
here
FIGURE 2: SET UP YARN
