Ropes and Chains

[Hill Bill E.]

Great show on the History Channel right now. "Ropes and Chains"

New show, on for another 20 min.

Can't find the upcoming times for it, but I'm sure it'll be on again.

I love the testing part, where they pull until they break! Cool!

HB
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[Deleted member 9101]

lol...its a neat show

 

[jcbrandon]

...I love the testing part, where they pull until they break! Cool!

Seeing a test bed pull something until it breaks can be pretty exciting. When I worked in the yachting industry we often dealt with design loads of 20 to 40 tons, sometimes more. I once saw the aftermath of a destructive test for rigging on a very large super yacht. Someone had forgotten to lower the safety cage. There was a hole in the ceiling about the size of a bowling ball.

 

[sjk99]

Speaking of destructive testing, an interesting video here of shackles being pulled apart by the 500,000 lb tester that Arizona Wire Rope and Rigging owns. Sort of related to chains and ropes.
http://www.arizonawirerope.com/tonzilla.htm