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I completed my first set of brick-stitch snakes today. I've posted a couple photos to the gallery. The concept is nothing new, although I think I may have a new twist on it.
One problem with the brick stitch is secure termination. What I've done with these is build up the brick stitch around a 1" dowel to leave an open core, and then take the loose tails and slip them all the way up the core: they actually terminate just below the attachment ring.
My hypothesis is that centripetal force on the wicks will force the knotwork to snug down harder over the tails to prevent unraveling. What I'm unsure about is how the bottoms will stand up to wear: if the ropes wear through at the bottom, the whole thing unravels.
One problem with the brick stitch is secure termination. What I've done with these is build up the brick stitch around a 1" dowel to leave an open core, and then take the loose tails and slip them all the way up the core: they actually terminate just below the attachment ring.
My hypothesis is that centripetal force on the wicks will force the knotwork to snug down harder over the tails to prevent unraveling. What I'm unsure about is how the bottoms will stand up to wear: if the ropes wear through at the bottom, the whole thing unravels.
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Re: Another day, another prototype
Wed, August 8, 2007 - 10:49 AMBurned these last night. I can imagine some tweaks, but they performed OK. It is unsurprising but still interesting to see how they burn out at the top before they do at the bottom. I'd like to even that out.
Weight was somewhere between my standard and mega wicks. At first light-up, they put out a very big flame, but later in the burn, it was more like the burn on a standard wick. Burn time was pretty good, though I didn't time it.
They're hard to fuel up--needing a very tall soaking tank.
The rope is clearly under a lot of strain at the attachment ring. I'm guessing it'll hold for a long time, but I'd like to figure out a way to distribute it more evenly.
Hard to tell after only a couple of light-ups, but my hypothesis that the outer casing would choke down on the interior tails to hold everything together so far seems to be valid.
