1. IN A DEVICE FOR FORMING AN EYE-SPLICE IN WIRE ROPE, A FRAME PROVIDING A GENERALLY FLAT WORK SURFACE HAVING A LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT A DESIRED EYE SPLICE, MEANS ON SAID SURFACE ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF FOR CLAMPING SAID ROPE, MEANS INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID SURFACE FOR CONFINING SAID ROPE AGAINST MOVEMENT IN ONE DIRECTION WHEN SAID ROPE IS BEING BENT TO DEVELOP AN EYE SPLICE, SAID CLAMPING AND CONFINING MEANS THEREBY DEVELOPING A STANDING PART OF SAID ROPE HAVING A GENERALLY STRAIGHT LONGITUDINAL AXIS, AN ARM MOUNTED ON SAID SURFACE AJDACENT THE OTHER END THEREOF FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN AXIS EXTENDING PERPENDICULAR TO SAID STANDING PART AXIS AND SPACED TRANSVERSELY FROM SAID STANDING PART AXIS AND IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO THE ABOVE-MENTIONED DIRECTION, SAID ARM BEING EQUIPPED WITH A PAIR OF WIRE ROPEENGAGING MEANS SPACED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID ROTATIONAL AXIS, AND MEANS ON SAID FRAME FOR ROTATING SAID ARM.