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Slothead Tom
With nylon all you do is apply a flame to it to cauterize it so it won't fray, but what do you do to Kevlar to keep it from fraying? Anything similar?
+1Wood glue works amazingly for keeping kevlar from fraying. You don't need much, and you only need it right at the end.
The traditional knot for this is a bowline.My go-to method now is to tie two overhand knots next to each other and cinch down tight, then cut between them.
Agreed: How to deal with the frayed ends. Glue makes kevlar brittle. Safe bet it's not friendly with nylon either but at least you have the heat option.The traditional knot for this is a bowline.
https://www.animatedknots.com/bowline/
The reason I prefer wood glue over epoxy or superglue for terminating kevlar is because it is significantly bendier when dry. The kevlar doesn't get anywhere near as brittle.Agreed: How to deal with the frayed ends. Glue makes kevlar brittle. Safe bet it's not friendly with nylon either but at least you have the heat option.
The traditional knot for this is a bowline.
https://www.animatedknots.com/bowline/
I try to make sure I'm using my wife's best sewing scissors to cut with. They're usually really sharp....I use dremel tool cut off wheel when cutting (glue before cutting). Never a problem.
You are not alone, but I do hope the cause for termination was reasonably well documented.I saw the title of the thread, and my brain immediately went to:
I call it into the HR manager's office for an exit interview while security cleans out its cubicle and disables all associated computer accounts. I retrieve any corporate-owned equipment and badges and have it escorted from the office.
I've been in the corporate world faaar too long...
Why would you want another knot as opposed to tape or heatshrink. Also, I worked at sea and bowlines were never used as end line knots.The traditional knot for this is a bowline.
https://www.animatedknots.com/bowline/
I'm in Virginia, a right to work state. The documentation could be as simple as "The sky is blue, you're fired"You are not alone, but I do hope the cause for termination was reasonably well documented.
I was just kidding...my wife would kill me if I used her sewing scissors for anything. But I did just purchase the kevlar cutters that O1d_dude posted.....I try to make sure I'm using my wife's best sewing scissors to cut with. They're usually really sharp....
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