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Right versus Left Lay Ropes |
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A right lay rope is one in which the strands are wound in a right-hand
direction like a conventional screw thread as shown to the left. A left lay rope is one in which the strands form a left-hand helix similar to the threads of a left-hand screw thread as shown to the left. Left lay rope has its greatest usage in oil fields with rod and tubing lines, blast hole rigs, and spudders where rotation of right lay would loosen couplings. The rotation of a left lay rope tightens a standard coupling. |
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