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Sorry if I'm not fully understanding, but you don't need anything special. Just wrap the monkey fist around a wooden core with an eye bolt and connect the quick link directly to the eye bolt. A solid monkey fist will be secure enough not to need any sewing or gluing or anything. I tighten my eye bolts down far enough that they just barely crest the rope so there's a minimal exposure.

I hope that helps.

Sheesh, a full kevlar rope meteor?? sounds expensive as all hell and too fragile for my liking (that is, I'd expect one of the heads to go flying off at a most inconvenient time).

Peace,
- Sui

I think the little metal clips you're referring to are called wire rope clamps, or crosby clamps. Something kind of like this: wolfadventures.org/Ropes%20...es/02.jpg ? Most larger hardware stores should have something like that.

You could also lash the rope together, or splice it into an eye. If you're using braided rope, lashing would be a lot easier. A simple guide can be found here: www.inquiry.net/outdoor/sk...ashings.htm Scroll down to the Sheer Lashing part.

The monkeyfists over a wooden ball or bead with an eyebolt through it (better than just a screw-eye) and a well-bashed nut on the bottom end, will be fine. The knot will cover everything but the eye. You'll need to experiment with the thickness of the rope and the size of the ball. It may take five fingers to make it cover the ball, or a 5/4/4 or 5/5/4 MF.

I found that it takes me about 5 feet of 3/8" rope to cover a 1.75" ball with a 4-finger MF. (Best to start with at least 10' and tighten the knot slowly.) Much depends on how squishy and stretchy the rope is, and whether you're using a fid to tighten the knot, or just finger-stength. The end result is an approx. 3" diameter MF.

Then, just before the last tightening of the knot, squeeze as much Elmer's white glue into the knot, next to the wooden ball, as you possibly can. More is better. The glue dries clear, and just gets harder the more it's burned, and it won't clog up the kevlar.

If you don't mind twisty-jerkies you can just carabiner the MFs to a chain. There's no swivel in that set-up, and you'll notice it. It will also put quite a bit of torsion on the carabiner and the chain links, so metal failure may be an issue.