- published: 09 Jan 2010
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A ropewalk is a long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material are laid before being twisted into rope. Due to the length of some ropewalks, workers may use bicycles to get from one end to the other.
Ropewalks historically were harsh sweatshops, and frequently caught fire, as hemp dust ignites easily and burns fiercely. Rope was essential in sailing ships and the standard length for a British Naval Rope was 1000 ft (305 m). A sailing ship such as HMS Victory required over 20 miles (32 km) of rope.
Downtown Liverpool's bohemian Ropewalks district takes its name from this practice and consists of the lanes where this work once took place.
The ropewalk at Chatham Dockyard (as part of the Ropery or Ropehouse) is still producing rope commercially and has an internal length of 1,135 ft (346 m). When it was constructed in 1790, it was the longest brick building in Europe. Before steam power was introduced in 1836, it took over 200 men to form and close a 20-inch (circumference) cable laid rope. The rope walk is used to form and close the rope, these being the final stages in rope making. Before this the raw hemp, manila hemp or sisal has to be hatchelled, spun into yarn, and tarred.
A video made in 1990 prior to the closure of Britannia Rope and Twine Works, Lancashire's last operational rope-walk at Edenfield near Bury. The video shows the working conditions and describes the process of cotton rope making in detail. For more great images taken at the Rope Works see www.heritagephotoarchive.co.uk
A very rough video of a "ropewalk" for making scale rope. No audio.
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(click СС to turn on subtitles) Ropewalk is intended for making professional looking scaled three-stranded ropes and cables, right/left laid, for you ship model. 1. Assembling 2. Operating To order visit: http://www.shipworkshop.com/pages/tools/planetary_25.html
All in one, POV, of running the rope walk. Please excuse the mess on the patio, combination of spring cleaning and burn pile.
The old rope walk in Chatham historic dockyard. The machine is driven by an endless rope belt on the far side, which is a bit hard to see in this video. The belt is now driven by an electric motor but before that it was steam powered and manpowered before steam came along. The machin fist twists the strands , then after the three strands have been passed through the large wooden guide block, they are twisted together in the opposite direction.This twisting drives along the trolley on which the man is riding. The machine also moves but is held back to keep the rope tight by dragging a canvas sheet behind it which has weights paced on it to adjust the tension.
This is a 'preproduction video' to show how I make rope. More to follow.
ropewalk do skręcania linek na potrzeby modelarstwa szkutniczego. Więcej na www.rcmodel.com.pl Ropewalk manual
Simplest, fastest, easiest, compact, no skills needed, quick result - just small but powerfull perfect ropewalk machine! Main features • The ropewalk machine is intended for making three-stranded plain-laid and cable-laid ropes both left and right lay. Diameters range is 0.1 mm to ~2.5 mm. Package Contents • «Prosak». • Spreader. • Power cable with direction switch. • Power supply. 220V • User manual with reference information about threads for rope winding. (English version is also available) • DVD with video tutorials. (English version is also available) To order visit here: http://www.shipworkshop.com/pages/tools/prosak_20.html
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Wenn die Sonne scheint für groß und klein
Du kannst atmen, Du kannst geh'n
Dich an and'rem freu'n und alles seh'n
Schön ist es auf der Welt zu sein
Sagt die Biene zu dem Stachelschwein
Du und ich wir stimmen ein
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Sagt die Biene zu dem Stachelschwein
Du und ich wir stimmen ein
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