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05-31-2020, 08:02 PM #1Senior Member
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This fire hose strop idea didn't work
I got access to a bunch of relatively clean fire hose. Various sizes etc. This is 2.5 inches across flat.
The outside is as clean as could be expected but as I looked at it the inside is "perfect".
Why not try and turn it inside out?
Because it doesn't work!
This is as far as I got before I gave up.
Maybe I should try some 4 inch?
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05-31-2020, 08:35 PM #2King of the Shorties
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So cut it down the side to open it up... now you have a 5" wide strop!
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05-31-2020, 09:31 PM #3Senior Member
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That has been thought of also.
Was that plan D or plan F?
How to get a good hem?
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06-01-2020, 02:32 AM #4Senior Member
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Tim, maybe try threading a string or small rope down the inside, the bailing wire or you could even sew it to the string or rope and pull the end through the hose. You would have to pull on it close to where the fold over is so it doesn’t bunch up as you try to pull. I know you tried the other way already, maybe this works better?
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06-01-2020, 02:50 AM #5Hones & Honing
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Burn off the threads, treat with beeswax then burnish?
Originally Posted by 32t
That has been thought of also.
How to get a good hem?
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06-01-2020, 02:58 AM #6Hones & Honing
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fit the hose over a slightly smaller diameter pvc pipe. Sew at the top. Pull thru the inside of the pipe with a coat hanger???
Maybe twist as you pull?Last edited by randydance062449; 06-01-2020 at 03:02 AM.
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06-01-2020, 08:41 PM #7Senior Member
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wouldn't it just be easier to wash it?
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