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Step 3Making your plates Safe (Optional, not really though)
If you've been using tin snips like I did, You've probably been left with some fairly dangerous edges on some of your finger plates. They can easily scratch things, and people, but they are also be able to cut, similar to paper cuts.
****UPDATE*****
A lot of people have been telling me to just file them down with a hand file. I fully sanction this course of action if you have the skills and a file. I did not do this in my case because I was building them inside of an apartment and I didn't want to worry about metal dust going into the carpet / air. I don't know if this is a realistic concern or not. But I suggest wearing a ventilator mask if you're doing any power sanding.
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The way I made them safe was to coat the edges with a latex based verathane. I got a tiny can @ a paint store for $10, and I barely used any of it, a 50 ml bottle should be more than enough for your entire glove.
A cheaper solution is white glue, but I find that it doesn't work as well.
Dip your brush in your verathane, and then wipe most of it off so that you don't have any big globs on your brush, and then run your brush along the edge of your plate so that your brush and the plate make a ' T '. Most snips leave a slightly serrated edge, the verathane will quickly fill all the little bumps. Wait for it to dry and then add another coat. Keep coating it until the edges are no longer sharp.
It'll usually take no more than 3 coats to form a thick enough layer to make the edge safe.
****UPDATE*****
A lot of people have been telling me to just file them down with a hand file. I fully sanction this course of action if you have the skills and a file. I did not do this in my case because I was building them inside of an apartment and I didn't want to worry about metal dust going into the carpet / air. I don't know if this is a realistic concern or not. But I suggest wearing a ventilator mask if you're doing any power sanding.
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The way I made them safe was to coat the edges with a latex based verathane. I got a tiny can @ a paint store for $10, and I barely used any of it, a 50 ml bottle should be more than enough for your entire glove.
A cheaper solution is white glue, but I find that it doesn't work as well.
Dip your brush in your verathane, and then wipe most of it off so that you don't have any big globs on your brush, and then run your brush along the edge of your plate so that your brush and the plate make a ' T '. Most snips leave a slightly serrated edge, the verathane will quickly fill all the little bumps. Wait for it to dry and then add another coat. Keep coating it until the edges are no longer sharp.
It'll usually take no more than 3 coats to form a thick enough layer to make the edge safe.
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Post em up.
I'm curious to see what people are coming up with for this.