5/16 Yale Prussk cord

[Dark destroyer]

What is the best way to cut 5/16 Yale prussk cord to make a tidy end

[TIMON]

Hot knife.

Our local dealer has cut rope ends for us free of charge before now.

[Paul73]

I would tape it round as tight as you can where you are going to cut (duct tape is ok, electrical tape too, probably any old tape). Then cut through the middle of the tape with a good sharp knife. The cut end will then be really nice and tidy and easy to heat seal.

 

How you heat seal it will depend on what you have to hand -lighter is slow, blow torch pretty fast, piece of iron or table knife heated in the fire or gas ring all work (though your wife may complain if you seal a whole bunch of ends in the house). Basically get the ends hot enough to melt the fibers together and then before it cools roll it on a hard surface to make a really tidy end, instead of the big round melted lump you get if you just heat a cut end up or the sharp jagged kind of end you can sometimes get if you just cut with a hot knife.

[jrose]

I usually put a few wraps of insulation tape where I am going to cut, heat an old Stanley knife till its glowing with blowtorch and then quick cut through, sealing it as you go.