[quote=Edchris177]When I bought the dyneema for tramp lacing the gal just put one tight wrap of electrical tape around the line, then cut it with one clean stroke of a razor knife. I asked her about if heat sealing the ends was OK, she said, "yes, do want me to do them"
I thought I might as well...she had a setup that electrically heated a flat strip of thin steel. She just barely touched the line to the hot plate, by not applying any pressure, it prevented that mushrooming effect. By "barely touching", I mean little pressure, contact was established for probably 4-5 seconds.
Another thing I have done to prevent the mushroom end is to grab the dripping end,(leather gloves of course)between thumb & forefinger, the twist the rope with the other hand, simultaneously pulling it from between your thumb & finger. This results in a pointed end to the line, that you can now cut back a bit if desired.[/quote]
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