pipe. Then feed the end of the cable tail into the small opening between the lead part and the tail directly at the clove hitch, and pull tight. CroSS hiTCh GeNerAL PUrPoSe KNoT 1 1 2 2 3 3 Knot Name: Knot Type: Efficiency: Common Uses: General Purpose Knot Hitch 60% Terminating a cable to beam or pipe. Notes: The General Purpose Knot (not a very original name) is another knot that works very well for tying a cable to a beam or pipe. Although it is not as strong or as secure as the Circus Hitch, the General Purpose Knot is extremely fast and easy to tie. It should also be noted that like a Sheet Bend, which will be covered later, this knot is loose and springy until tension is placed on the cable. It is also a knot that must have tension on it to remain secure, so this knot should be not be used in situations were the standing part of the line can become slack. Step 1: Tie an overhand knot in the cable (we will call this twist of the cable the "first wrap"). Step 2: Pass the working end around whatever it is being attached to and then bring it back through the loop that was created when the overhand knot was made. Be sure that it is threaded through the loop in the proper direction. Step 3: Thread the end through the loop a second time (opposite the first twist). Step 4: Thread the end through the loop a third time, making another wrap next to the first wrap. Step 5: When a load is placed on the line, the knot will tighten. 4 5 Knot Name: Knot Type: Efficiency: Common Uses: Simple End Splice Bend / Splice Not rated Temporarily attaching two cables together. Notes: A Simple End Splice (the name we have given this splice because we have never heard it called a specific name) is similar in some ways to a Flemish Eye splice-the strands are untwisted and then re-twisted to form the splice. This is not an especially strong splice, but it is quick and easy and keeps the cable the same diameter so that the splice can pass easily over a sheave. This is a great splice to use when replacing a cable, because it allows the use of the old cable to pull the new one through the sheaves. spring 2011 theatre design & technology 71