burning thread near cement glue

[beltbuckles]

so i have seen people burn the thread of the ends to melt it... my question is, if it is by an area that is glued into place via contact cement (weldwood) . would this cause some potential danger or harm?   i don't want to burst into flames so.. do you guys burn the ends or just rethread into a previously sewn area?

[LatigoAmigo]

45 minutes ago, beltbuckles said:

do you guys burn the ends

I burn the ends with a battery powered thread burning tool that I got at Amazon. Very happy with it. 

 

[RockyAussie]

10 hours ago, beltbuckles said:

so i have seen people burn the thread of the ends to melt it... my question is, if it is by an area that is glued into place via contact cement (weldwood) . would this cause some potential danger or harm?   i don't want to burst into flames so.. do you guys burn the ends or just rethread into a previously sewn area?

If the contact cement is still fresh from being applied then yes a flame will light it all up. I have over  the years had this happen a couple of times. Once the glue has dried off, normally overnight it is alright.

[Matt S]

4 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

If the contact cement is still fresh from being applied then yes a flame will light it all up. I have over  the years had this happen a couple of times. Once the glue has dried off, normally overnight it is alright.

Yep, been there done that. But then I was trying to speed the drying process with a blowtorch...

[Handstitched]

I  carefully burn the ends all the time using a ciggy lighter  ....and not near fresh dyes,  sealers  or adhesives........I like my eyebrows  .

With webbing , like on horse rug repairs, I use a  blowy torchy thingy that I got from my local hardware for about 5.00 bucks to melt the frayed ends etc.    

HS 

[beltbuckles]

On 7/9/2019 at 6:10 PM, LatigoAmigo said:

I burn the ends with a battery powered thread burning tool that I got at Amazon. Very happy with it. 

 

 

thank you, i have a wood carving thing (i think) that may do a similar work.

14 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

If the contact cement is still fresh from being applied then yes a flame will light it all up. I have over  the years had this happen a couple of times. Once the glue has dried off, normally overnight it is alright.

wow, so it can happen.   thank you for your response

10 hours ago, Handstitched said:

I  carefully burn the ends all the time using a ciggy lighter  ....and not near fresh dyes,  sealers  or adhesives........I like my eyebrows  .

With webbing , like on horse rug repairs, I use a  blowy torchy thingy that I got from my local hardware for about 5.00 bucks to melt the frayed ends etc.    

HS 

thank you... i think the cigar lighter is similiar effect to the thread zapper mentioned above

 

10 hours ago, Matt S said:

Yep, been there done that. But then I was trying to speed the drying process with a blowtorch...

sounds like a potentially scary situation

[nylonRigging]

On 7/9/2019 at 2:24 PM, beltbuckles said:

so i have seen people burn the thread of the ends to melt it... my question is, if it is by an area that is glued into place via contact cement (weldwood) . would this cause some potential danger or harm?   i don't want to burst into flames so.. do you guys burn the ends or just rethread into a previously sewn area?

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Fresh glue and spray adhesive is pretty obvious (common sense) a No Go . You can set anything on fire if you try hard enough or not paying attention .

Flame and burning-off thread tails, cauterizing fraying edges is pretty everyday common practice and nothing to really worry about . Bic Lighters by every machine and keeping a good hot knife is good tools to have and learn .

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[Dwight]

I'm with nylonRigging on this one.  Bic lighters are in my drawers there by the sewing machine.

By the time I'm sewing, . . . there is nothing on that piece that will burst into flames, . . . and nothing in the immediate vicinity.

I just "flick my Bic", . . . melt em and rub em a bit so there is not sharp burnt piece.

May God bless,

Dwight

[beltbuckles]

43 minutes ago, Dwight said:

I'm with nylonRigging on this one.  Bic lighters are in my drawers there by the sewing machine.

By the time I'm sewing, . . . there is nothing on that piece that will burst into flames, . . . and nothing in the immediate vicinity.

I just "flick my Bic", . . . melt em and rub em a bit so there is not sharp burnt piece.

May God bless,

Dwight

thank you.. i have a lighter, so i guess can continue to do that... 

[TargetRockLeather]

17 minutes ago, beltbuckles said:

thank you.. i have a lighter, so i guess can continue to do that... 

I have been using the Thread Zap II as LatigoAmigo mentioned. In my opinion it's much better than using a lighter and well worth the money. You can get very close with it and there's almost no chance of burn damage to your project from an open flame.