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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:05:26 PM EDT
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Save it for the next time something needs unstuck. You know it will happen.
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:06:42 PM EDT
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Learn how to tie better knots.  |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:09:19 PM EDT
[#3]
A knife is best and just cut it out.
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:09:40 PM EDT
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It's done for, throw it away.
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:11:50 PM EDT
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Had to get something unstuck. Didn’t have a tow strap with me but had a thick tie down. Now I have this. It’s in there good. Took some tugging to get out the thing out of the mud. I’ve tried putting it in a vise and pulling with pliers, screwdrivers etc. Won’t come out. What else should I do? Soak and freeze it then try to pull so it’s more ridged? Just give up and cut it and have a shorter strap?  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:13:27 PM EDT
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Mower battery is pulled for the winter Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That would work likely. Or a lawn mower. Them just start manipulating the knot with your hands. Don't pull on anything the make the knot move a little bit and it will loosen right up. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:14:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No shit. "if you can't tie a knot, tie alot", usually ends up like this. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:15:50 PM EDT
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Marlinspike.
Sail on sailor. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:17:12 PM EDT
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Soak in Aero Kroil
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:18:45 PM EDT
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1-Place it on a block of wood.
2-Beat on it with a dead blow hammer. 3- ??? 4- Profit ! |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:24:50 PM EDT
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You fucked it. You don’t tie knots in straps. Even if you get it untied, it’s still ruined. 
The water knot is specifically for tying knots in straps. Holds fast, and is easy to untie. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:28:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’m going to try some of the suggestions in here. But you’re probably right. At the worst, I’ll cut it and just have a shorter strap Throw it away and buy a new one. Do you need the $10? Let me know and I'll send it to you if you promise just to throw this Made in China shit away. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:39:46 PM EDT
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No shit. "if you can't tie a knot, tie alot", usually ends up like this. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Learn how to tie better knots. OP, were you just trying to make a loop for an attachment point? |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:44:15 PM EDT
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Needle nose pliers...work slowly to not fray the strap.
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Posted: 1/27/2020 7:47:24 PM EDT
[#15]
steam, needle nose and an awl.
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:01:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My God, I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would waste that much of their time on a $6 strap....That includes maintaining this thread. Throw it away and buy a new one. Do you need the $10? Let me know and I'll send it to you if you promise just to throw this Made in China shit away. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:03:06 PM EDT
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Most knot tying tutorials cover both the strength of the knot and whether it is considered non-jamming. OP, were you just trying to make a loop for an attachment point? Didn’t have any of my recovery straps but had this. Ran it through itself on the j hook on one end for an attachment point and did this on the other end |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:11:30 PM EDT
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Marlin Spike |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:13:22 PM EDT
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Take it to my ex-wife and tell her there is a dollar bill hidden inside the knot.
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:15:01 PM EDT
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Microwave it for 10 minutes. It'll come right apart.
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:17:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not really tow, more like yank and pull and pull and yank. For awhile |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:30:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah. Didn’t have any of my recovery straps but had this. Ran it through itself on the j hook on one end for an attachment point and did this on the other end As someone else already mentioned, it looks like water knots are the correct knot to use with webbing straps.  water knot webbing loop for easy hammock 2.0 If I just wanted a quick temporary loop, I would probably use a marlinspike hitch slid over the J-hook, with a slippery half-hitch to secure the tag end. I have no idea how well that would hold up to stress, though. 
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:36:05 PM EDT
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My God, I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would waste that much of their time on a $6 strap....That includes maintaining this thread. Throw it away and buy a new one. Do you need the $10? Let me know and I'll send it to you if you promise just to throw this Made in China shit away. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: I’m going to try some of the suggestions in here. But you’re probably right. At the worst, I’ll cut it and just have a shorter strap Throw it away and buy a new one. Do you need the $10? Let me know and I'll send it to you if you promise just to throw this Made in China shit away. Even if I knew the strap was fucked, I’d still have to get the knot out. I could not let that go unresolved. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:36:11 PM EDT
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I've found that pushing the ends into the knot works better than pulling and prying on it.
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:36:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It’s a ~$15 strap |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:38:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’m not OCD, but I could not let that go. It’s not about the $6. Even if I knew the strap was fucked, I’d still have to get the knot out. I could not let that go unresolved. If you can't let a $10 knot go "unresolved", then.....Yeah~ |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:40:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you need $15? If so PM me. That’s not the point though. If it’s salvageable, I’d much rather keep it and use it than spend money on a new one. Getting ready to put the kids to bed soon then I’m going to go out and Dick around with the strap some more |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:41:25 PM EDT
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I didn't read all the responses, but I had success putting two straps in a dryer and air tumbled it for 30 minutes. It loosened a little but not enough to get the knot out so put it back in for 60 minutes on air dry and the know was loose enough to undue. It worked for me but I'll warn you, it will be LOUD banging around in there!
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:42:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don’t know a person on this earth who wouldn’t be pumped if they got $15 for free That’s not the point though. If it’s salvageable, I’d much rather keep it and use it than spend money on a new one. Getting ready to put the kids to bed soon then I’m going to go out and Dick around with the strap some more 
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:42:21 PM EDT
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I’m not OCD, but I could not let that go. It’s not about the $6. Even if I knew the strap was fucked, I’d still have to get the knot out. I could not let that go unresolved. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Quoted: I’m going to try some of the suggestions in here. But you’re probably right. At the worst, I’ll cut it and just have a shorter strap Throw it away and buy a new one. Do you need the $10? Let me know and I'll send it to you if you promise just to throw this Made in China shit away. Even if I knew the strap was fucked, I’d still have to get the knot out. I could not let that go unresolved. Even if the strap is junk, I'd keep it to practice knots with. Just tag or paint the ends so you know it's scrap, and then practice until your heart's content. It would also be just fine for less demanding uses, such as a tree strap for hanging a hammock. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:44:34 PM EDT
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Yeah, you are OCD...Throw it in the trash. If you can't let a $10 knot go "unresolved", then.....Yeah~ Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: I’m not OCD, but I could not let that go. It’s not about the $6. Even if I knew the strap was fucked, I’d still have to get the knot out. I could not let that go unresolved. If you can't let a $10 knot go "unresolved", then.....Yeah~ My grandfather, looked at me with great disappointment for being a whiny little bitch and, without a word, took it from me and very patiently worked the knot out. Then, he handed it back without a word and walked away. I very patiently work out all knots now. All knots. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:44:54 PM EDT
[#32]
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I didn't read all the responses, but I had success putting two straps in a dryer and air tumbled it for 30 minutes. It loosened a little but not enough to get the knot out so put it back in for 60 minutes on air dry and the know was loose enough to undue. It worked for me but I'll warn you, it will be LOUD banging around in there! |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:45:49 PM EDT
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After reading all of these replies, I need to go ties some straps into knots and see how well these different methods work.
I think the hammer/mallet method intrigues me the most. 
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:45:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryIf it was yours you would just throw it away and piss away $15 on a new one without even trying? |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:47:40 PM EDT
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Nah. Not OCD. This very specific and goes back to me being a kid and getting all pissy and angry about a knot in a rope that was part of one of my toys. My grandfather, looked at me with great disappointment for being a whiny little bitch and, without a word, took it from me very patiently worked the knot out. Then, he handed it back without a word and walked away. I very patiently work out all knots now. All knots. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Quoted: I’m not OCD, but I could not let that go. It’s not about the $6. Even if I knew the strap was fucked, I’d still have to get the knot out. I could not let that go unresolved. If you can't let a $10 knot go "unresolved", then.....Yeah~ My grandfather, looked at me with great disappointment for being a whiny little bitch and, without a word, took it from me very patiently worked the knot out. Then, he handed it back without a word and walked away. I very patiently work out all knots now. All knots.
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:49:29 PM EDT
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It’s a ~$15 strap Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: My God, I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would waste that much of their time on a $6 strap....That includes maintaining this thread. Throw it away and buy a new one. Do you need the $10? Let me know and I'll send it to you if you promise just to throw this Made in China shit away. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:50:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don’t get your point. If it was yours you would just throw it away and piss away $15 on a new one without even trying? Once I screw with it for a few minutes and my time starts looking more valuable shitposting on here than screwing with a $5 nylon knot that has now lost all of its tensile strength because you fucked it up....Then yeah. Garbage and then tomorrow morning, Big Lots and a brand new pack of wider straps with unrusted cranks and smooth sailing. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:50:21 PM EDT
[#38]
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It’s got a very large j hook on the other end I don’t think I’d want to put in the dryer! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I didn't read all the responses, but I had success putting two straps in a dryer and air tumbled it for 30 minutes. It loosened a little but not enough to get the knot out so put it back in for 60 minutes on air dry and the know was loose enough to undue. It worked for me but I'll warn you, it will be LOUD banging around in there! Throw it out, you are helping yourself Get a good strap with loops on the end |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:50:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a pile of my wife's knotted up costume-jewelry necklaces I'd like to mail you. Can you cover return shipping? 
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:50:52 PM EDT
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I have a pile of my wife's knotted up costume-jewelry necklaces I'd like to mail you. Can you cover return shipping? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Quoted: I’m not OCD, but I could not let that go. It’s not about the $6. Even if I knew the strap was fucked, I’d still have to get the knot out. I could not let that go unresolved. If you can't let a $10 knot go "unresolved", then.....Yeah~ My grandfather, looked at me with great disappointment for being a whiny little bitch and, without a word, took it from me very patiently worked the knot out. Then, he handed it back without a word and walked away. I very patiently work out all knots now. All knots.  Attached FileJewelry is the worst. You can’t muscle it and the small links make it damn near impossible to see the insertion points. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:51:23 PM EDT
[#41]
Magnets and a treadmill
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:54:05 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes, I have done the exact same thing as you have in this thread when I was younger....Several times. Once I screw with it for a few minutes and my time starts looking more valuable shitposting on here than screwing with a $5 nylon knot that has now lost all of its tensile strength because you fucked it up....Then yeah. Garbage and then tomorrow morning, Big Lots and a brand new pack of wider straps with unrusted cranks and smooth sailing. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:54:44 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: If it has a hook on the end it is dangerous Throw it out, you are helping yourself Get a good strap with loops on the end I didn’t have any WITH me, as I’ve said in this same thread several times. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:59:00 PM EDT
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THIS.RIGHT.HERE.... Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: I have a pile of my wife's knotted up costume-jewelry necklaces I'd like to mail you. Can you cover return shipping? I’ve been here since before the reset and have never caught a call sign thread. 
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Posted: 1/27/2020 8:59:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don’t see anything listed on big lots site with a load limit anywhere near these. All they appear to have are the cheap-o ones Then you actually go to Big Lots website to see if they stock the $15 strap. You could have worked like an illegal spreading mulch all this time asking about your $5 strap and then bought 20 straps. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 9:00:09 PM EDT
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I use a dinner fork... Haven't been stopped yet.
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Posted: 1/27/2020 9:00:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You have ruined the $10, Made in China strap by tying it in a near unrecoverable knot, stretching and heating it and then asking hours of questions about how to fix the $5 problem. Then you actually go to Big Lots website to see if they stock the $15 strap. You could have worked like an illegal spreading mulch all this time asking about your $5 strap and then bought 20 straps. Feel free to send me all the straps you want though |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 9:01:41 PM EDT
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Beat it with a rubber mallet. ALL sides, ALL directions.
Like CoC beatdown. 
It will loosen eventually. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 9:02:11 PM EDT
[#49]
A time machine could really help with these kinds of problems.
Hang on a minute OP,I'm off to the workshop. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 9:06:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: On an unrelated note...how the hell did you manage to get a call sign with a 2017 join date? And a damn cool one to boot! I’ve been here since before the reset and have never caught a call sign thread. You make me sad. A callsign is worth exactly what anything else is worth, minus the callsign... 
In other words, you are the first person I have seen in probably over a year to even mention callsigns.... If you like it, I will officially transfer it to you....And, I'll probably send you a Big Lots strap too if you really need it. |
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