Rope Cutting Tip for Soldering Gun

[hobby climber]

I picked up a soldering gun to cut & melt rope but had limited results. I thought about getting one of the replacement tips for the bench top electric rope cutters figuring it might work, it wont! I then came across a rope cutter that fits on a soldering gun. Check it out, www.parts-express.com , under Quick Search, enter#372-072 for the rope cutting tip at $7.50 . If you are looking for a reasonably priced soldering gun, check out www.harborfreight.com , under Item #, enter #4328-OVGA. that should be the gun and it sells for $12.99 . BTW, I got mine on sale at 1/2 price ($6.99) last week. This combo is a great set up for cutting & melting rope. So for what it would cost you to buy a replacement tip for a table top electric rope cutter, you can get both the soldering gun AND the rope cutting tip. HC

 

[clearance]

Good for you, I just use black tape and my Buck knife.

 

[hobby climber]

Pic's

Here's a picture of the soldering gun & rope cutting tip together, enjoy. HC

 

[pbtree]

Good for you, I just use black tape and my Buck knife.

Amen!

 

[M.D. Vaden]

I've always preferred the melting method too.

I think hobby shops as well as hardware stores sell those flat tip attachements for rope or plastic cutting.

In the old days when I was first starting in business, I tried the tape method, but became tired of having to replace it or have the widened taped end get stuck when pulling knots apart.

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

The best tape job will evenutally come apart. A good melt job won't. As a bonus, if you use a bit of flame (or a heat gun), you can mold the end down to a nice taper.

And sometimes you don't have heat handy and tape and knife gets the job done right now!

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Good for you, I just use black tape and my Buck knife.

Brion Toss calls the method of using a lighter to melt the ends of a synthetic rope a "Butane Backsplice"

I call the method of using electrical tape to prevent the ends of a rope from raveling a "3M Backsplice"