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#19732 05/19/03 03:52 PM 05/19/03 03:52 PM |
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Posts: 217 | One of the guys in our fleet has a butane mini-torch with a cutting point. Like a portable soldering iron, powered by a mini-butane cylinder. Works great, even when windy. http://www.e-sci.com/jensen/RENDER/1/71/390/4190.html
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#19734 05/19/03 06:31 PM 05/19/03 06:31 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 1,911 South Florida & the Keys arbo06
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Posts: 1,911 South Florida & the Keys | You can also use the lighter that came with your car....
I have a cinch tool, when on the beach I cinch them and then finish them when I get home.
Murrays used to carry a chemical whipping product where you just dipped the tip in and it sealed the tip like glue...
Eric Arbogast ARC 2101 Miami Yacht Club | | | Re: Line Finishing
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#19737 05/20/03 03:40 AM 05/20/03 03:40 AM |
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 915 Dublin, Ireland Dermot
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Posts: 915 Dublin, Ireland | I used to use a small blow torch and an old knife, which I would heat red hot. I now have a gas heat knife which is refueled the same as a gas lighter. It is about the same size as a large pen.
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#19741 05/21/03 10:50 AM 05/21/03 10:50 AM |
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 5,558 Key Largo, FL & Put-in-Bay, OH... Mary
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Posts: 5,558 Key Largo, FL & Put-in-Bay, OH... | Jack, I think whipping works best with three-ply rope, natural fibers.
With braided, covered line, weird chemical composition, burning is the best way. That's why people don't whip any more.
But it is still nice to know how to do things the old way. | | | Re: Line Finishing
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#19743 05/21/03 11:38 AM 05/21/03 11:38 AM |
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 397 Burlington, Vermont USA Kevin Rose
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Posts: 397 Burlington, Vermont USA | I wonder how many people know how to whip lines. I only know because I went to sailing camp when I was a kid. Mary, Perhaps it's because the sailing season is so short here in Vermont and I tend to tinker with the boat when it's not in the water, but I use a combination of a fused end AND whipping on all lines of 1/4" or larger diameter. A heat fused end may be perfectly adequate in most situations, but the whipped end gives it a nice nautical look.
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#19747 05/22/03 12:37 PM 05/22/03 12:37 PM |
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Posts: 349 Fort Loramie, Ohio | Heat shrink tubing is made to seal electrical wire connections. It comes in all sizes and should be available at most hardware stores. Probably at West Marine also. It's just a plastic tube that shrinks when you apply heat. I bet that's why it's call what they do . Jack
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