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Step 10Perfect Melted Cord Ends

Perfect Melted Cord Ends
1. Wrap the intact part of the end with tape.
2. Cut through the tape with a sharp knife.
3. melt the end with a match, keeping the tape on.
4. Don't touch the flame to the cord to avoid blackening it.
5. Wet your fingers and or use a piece of wax paper to squish the cord end into shape.
6. You have a perfectly melted cord end!
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5 comments
May 16, 2008. 5:06 AMelnorte says:
Please! Always CLOSE THE BOX OF MATCHES before striking the match!!
Mar 16, 2010. 10:47 PMShutterCat says:
Agreed. I accidentally toasted the skin off part of one of my pinky fingers when I was 12 with a pack of paper matches.
Aug 6, 2008. 5:42 PMPyroManiac96 says:
its always more fun when you leave the box open, but if your not outside, i agree with elnorte
Aug 6, 2008. 5:43 PMPyroManiac96 says:
P.S. thats how i got my first 1st degree burn by leaving the box open :P
Oct 25, 2008. 12:34 AMshadeofsound says:
can also be done with lighter, torch, etc. by following the same principles, i.e. don't touch the flame to it.

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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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