3-STRAND
FID LENGTH TABLE (In Inches)
Rope Dia.
Rope Circ.
Short Fid
Long Fid
Full Fid
3/32
9/32
2/3
1 1/3
2
1/8
3/8
7/8
1 3/4
2 5/8
5/32
15/32
1
2 1/5
3 2/7
3/16
9/16
4
7/32
21/32
1 1/2
3
4 3/5
1/4
3/4
3 1/2
5 1/4
27/32
6
5/16
4 3/8
6 4/7
1 1/8
7 7/8
7/16
1 1/4
6 1/8
9 1/5
1/2
7
10 1/2
11 4/5
5/8
8 3/4
13 1/8
11/16
2 1/4
4 4/5
9 5/8
14 4/9
15 3/4
2 3/4
12 1/4
18 3/8
14
21
23 5/8
17 1/2
26 1/4
1 5/16
27 4/7
4 1/2
31 1/2
1 5/8
5
11 3/8
22 3/4
34 1/8
5 1/2
24 1/2
36 3/4
28
42
2 1/8
6 1/4
14 7/8
29 3/4
44 5/8
47 1/4
2 1/2
7 1/2
35
52 1/2
8
55 1/8
8 1/2
19 1/4
38 1/2
57 3/4
9
63
3 1/4
10
45 1/2
68 1/4
Glossary of terms used in three strand splicing Strand - A strand in three strand rope is a group of yarns which follow the identical path through the rope. Crown - A crown is the highest point/peak of a strand traveling in a straight line along the axis of the rope. Pitch - The pitch is the distance between consecutive crowns of the same strand.