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wind the corresponding strand of the other rope end into 

 its place until about 9 to 12 inches remain. After this is 

 done, the strand should be looped under the other, form- 

 ing the knot shown at B, with the strand following the 

 same direction as the other strands of the rope. Another 

 strand is now unwound in the opposite direction and the 

 same kind of knot formed. The long ends of the un- 

 wound strands are cut to the same length as the short 

 ones, and the short ends woven into the rope by passing 

 over the adjacent strand and under the next, and so on. 

 This is continued until the end of the strand is com- 

 pletely woven into the rope. The same operation is fol- 



FIG. 23 THE TRANSMISSION OF THE POWER OF A WINDMILL TO A PUMP 

 AT A DISTANCE BY MEANS OF TRIANGLES AND WIRES 



lowed with all of the strands until a smooth splice is ob- 

 tained. The above directions apply well for splicing 

 ropes used with haying machinery. The same method 

 may be used with transmission rope, although with the 

 latter the splice is often made much longer. 



54. Triangles. A very handy method of transmitting 

 the power of a windmill to a pump at a distance is by 

 means of triangles, as illustrated in Fig. 23. These tri- 

 angles are attached to each other by common wire, and, 

 if the distance is great, stations with rocker arms are 

 provided to carry the wires. When triangles are used to 

 connect a windmill to a pump the wires are often crossed 



