Hacker's Hot Knife
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Hacker's Hot Knife
Necessity is the mother of invention (that and being too cheap to spend $100 on a hot knife). No more frayed ends!
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It's McMaster-Carr nylon braided split wire loom sleeve. I always use heat shrink tube on the ends of the non-split style, but doing that seemed to defeat the purpose of the split sleeve. I did try a lighter on the frayed ends, but this created a straighter and better looking end for me. Predictably, I've since discovered the Harbor Freight sells an electric hot knife for $19.99, so I may give in and get one of those eventually, even if the heat range isn't adjustable like on mine.
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It's McMaster-Carr nylon braided split wire loom sleeve. I always use heat shrink tube on the ends of the non-split style, but doing that seemed to defeat the purpose of the split sleeve. I did try a lighter on the frayed ends, but this created a straighter and better looking end for me. Predictably, I've since discovered the Harbor Freight sells an electric hot knife for $19.99, so I may give in and get one of those eventually, even if the heat range isn't adjustable like on mine.