Melt Rope Ends

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Adding New Rope To A 24" Extension Ladder. Re-rope a ladder. How to repair a ladder.

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What happens here

Using a lighter, carefully melt the freshly cut ends of the poly rope. This prevents the rope from fraying, ensuring a clean and durable finish. The video shows melting one end of the rope to prepare it for clamping.

Goal: Prevent rope ends from fraying.

Tools and materials

3/8-inch Diamond Braided Poly Rope — The rope whose ends are being melted
Lighter or Matches — Melting the rope ends

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doesn't have a rope on it. I'm going to start off. I got my rope here, and it's been cut. I'm going to just take and melt the ends so it doesn't fray anymore.

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