Dave --

Just thinking out loud here, always dangerous: nail guns, either
percussive, powered with shotgun shell or the like, or pneumatic with
air cylinder. Sorry, no blueprints available. Replace nail with blade
would be good.

Wondering about guillotines in general, I know it's always good to have
one, but has anyone in earshot actually used one? If so, what were the
circumstances, line running or still, weak link or no, spring, gravity
or muscle powered, radios or how did you know and like that.

Bob Johnson

Dave Martin wrote:

To any club using plasma ropes in place of steel.

Having read the benefits of this type of rope, several
UK clubs are interested in its use. One major obstacle
to this, is cutting it during a launch, in the event
of an emergency

So far the best methods appear to be an axe an anvil
type cutter.

Any slight imperfections on scissor, guillotine and
even the axe methods of cutting mean the rope does
not get completely cut through. Even though the equipment
cuts steel succesfully.

Various methods such as hot wire and laser beams have
been suggested, but with the way members treat club
equipment I suspect the life of such things would be
minimal.

What emergency cutting methods for plasma rope do those
who use it employ?

Thanks in anticipation

Dave Martin