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size of pulley upon which the rope should be used is also 

 given. The working strength, or the greatest load the rope 

 should carry with safety, is given as about one-seventh of the 

 breaking load. 



Strength of different sizes of three-strand Manila rope, and size of pulley 



to use. 



Good Knots. The three qualities of a good knot have been 

 stated as follows: "(1) Rapidity with which it can be tied; 

 (2) its ability to hold fast when pulled tight; and (3) the 

 readiness with which it can be undone." In Kent's Mechan- 

 ical Engineer's Pocket Book it is stated, "The principle 

 of a good knot is that no two parts which would move in 

 the same direction if the rope were to slip 

 should lay along side of, and touching, each 

 other." 



Parts of the Rope. For the sake of clear- 

 ness in the discussion of knots which is to 

 follow, the student should understand what 

 is meant by the following parts of a rope : 

 The standing part is the long unused 



P ar ^ ^ ^ e r P e > as represented by A, 

 Fig. 324. 



The bight is the loop formed whenever the rope is turned 

 back upon itself, as B. 



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Fig. 324. The 

 parts of a rope: 



A, standing part; 



B, bight; C, loop; 

 D, end. 



