A hand-held device for joining fishing line segments of monofilament, fluorocarbon, and/or braid lines of similar or differing sizes or combinations or securing hooks or other components to at least one line. The device includes an encasement for orienting the fishing line segments in a closed chamber in close, non-contacting orientation. A material is injected into the closed chamber to encase the lines. This material can be adhesive material or a flowable polymer material having a melting temperature lower than the line segments to be bonded. A pre-formed, flexible polymer sheath is used to retain the line segments in the chamber. A heater heats the polymer sheath within the encasement to allow the polymer to flow and encase the line segments without melting the line segments. Bonding of the line segments can be achieved without melting, abrading, compressing, or impairing the integrity the line segment(s) to be encased.

The present disclosure describes silicon carbide articles useful at high temperatures, and the method of making them. The method includes: providing a plurality of silicon carbide parts; providing a mullite gasket; placing the gasket between the ends of the parts to be joined to thereby form an assembly; applying a load in the range of 15-25 pounds per square inch to the parts' ends distal from the gasket to thereby press the gasket; heating the assembly in a muffle furnace under load to a temperature in the range of 1450 C. to 1550 C.; increasing the load on the to range of 30-50 pounds per square inch and holding the assembly at the temperature for a time in the range of 2-5 days to adhere the mullite gasket to the ends of the silicon carbide parts.

A wire supply module may include a plurality of spools and a joint machine. Wires may be wound on the spools. The joint machine may be arranged between the spools to join the wires to each other. The joint machine may include a housing, a jointer and a cutter. The housing may have a joint passage configured to receive ends of the wires. The jointer may be arranged in the housing to join the ends of the wires to each other. The cutter may be arranged in the housing to partially cut the joined ends of the wires. Thus, when all the wire on a currently used spool may be exhausted, the wire on another spool may be joined to the wire on the currently used spool so that the wire may be continuously supplied without a spool exchange.

A wire supply module may include a plurality of spools and a joint machine. Wires may be wound on the spools. The joint machine may be arranged between the spools to join the wires to each other. The joint machine may include a housing, a jointer and a cutter. The housing may have a joint passage configured to receive ends of the wires. The jointer may be arranged in the housing to join the ends of the wires to each other. The cutter may be arranged in the housing to partially cut the joined ends of the wires. Thus, when all the wire on a currently used spool may be exhausted, the wire on another spool may be joined to the wire on the currently used spool so that the wire may be continuously supplied without a spool exchange.

A method for splicing two bundles (1, 2) of multifilament textile fibers comprises: inserting an end portion of a first bundle (1) into a first end of a heat-shrinkable sheath (10) and an end portion of a second bundle (2) into a second end of the sheath, axially opposite the first end, until the ends of the end portions of the two bundles are facing each other; inserting a curable organic material inside the sheath (10) in a space separating the end portions of the bundles (1, 2); heating a portion of the heat-shrinkable sheath (10) surrounding a joining portion (9) to a predetermined temperature; curing the curable organic material; and removing the sheath (10).

A method for splicing two bundles (1, 2) of multifilament textile fibers comprises: inserting an end portion of a first bundle (1) into a first end of a heat-shrinkable sheath (10) and an end portion of a second bundle (2) into a second end of the sheath, axially opposite the first end, until the ends of the end portions of the two bundles are facing each other; inserting a curable organic material inside the sheath (10) in a space separating the end portions of the bundles (1, 2); heating a portion of the heat-shrinkable sheath (10) surrounding a joining portion (9) to a predetermined temperature; curing the curable organic material; and removing the sheath (10).