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> Hi All,
> I'm Just putting the finishing touches to My version of Nick's S&G. I
> can't believe its taken so long to build (almost 2 years), though I did
> get engaged and married in that time. And oh boy! doesn't that sort of
> thing lead to the worlds largest Honey dew patch :-)
> Anyway, I'm having a bit of trouble with fraying shock cord. As soon as I
> cut it, it looks like a mess. I've left all the ends of my bungie about
> 6" too long so that I can trim them later, as soon as I can work out
> how to stop them fraying. I've got an idea or two that I want to try-out,
> But in the mean time does anyone have any clever ideas to keep the ends
> neat?
> Thanks in advance,
> Paul
1/What would happen if you took Nicks pull idea and put on epoxy? - Clamp 8in from end, wrap next inch w/ masking tape, pull tight, clamp very end, drip epoxy around thin part beside masking tape, after dry release clamps and cut 1" along the epoxy. If it holds together - yer laffin '.
2/Quick and dirty is to stretch the end betw some clamps or whatever, drip CA around the fabric, and cut off. The CA/fabric makes another compressed composite end cap.
If they work, you get a compressed end covered w/ a composite cap, and no blob. Or maybe you could combine both - instead of cutting, use the hot knife approach - then maybe the cut end will retract inside the outer a tad and you get the benefits of 2 approaches w/ no blob?
-ideas only
-mick
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