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KBBS Archive 20,000
Re: Shock Cord End Ideas
Posted By: Scotty
Date: Friday, 14 January 2000, at 2:12 a.m.
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> 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
Good ideas, as usual, -mick... one caution: I believe CAs are hygroscopic, (they suck- water, that is) and might fail in time. Can anyone confirm this? TNX, Scotty
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