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Re: Strip: Pinking shears
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/3/2012, 2:47 am
In Response To: Strip: Pinking shears (Randy Echtinaw)

: I cut the 4oz. reinforcement glass for the hull with regular shears
: and had a lot of scraping/sanding to get rid of all the strings.
: I used pinking shears to cut the reinforcements for the deck
: hatch area. It was not perfect but I estimate it eliminated
: 60-70% of the sanding/scraping of loose threads. I searched this
: forum for "pinking shears" and did not get a single
: hit. I cannot believe I am the first to try this so I must have
: done something wrong . . . what was it??
: Randy

That's what pinking shears are for, to minimize fraying. Never thought to try it on the glass, I'll have to give it a try.

Bill H.

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Strip: Pinking shears
Randy Echtinaw -- 1/2/2012, 11:56 am
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jack kantz -- 1/2/2012, 3:01 pm
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Will N 2 Go -- 1/3/2012, 8:49 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 1/2/2012, 3:05 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/2/2012, 3:39 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 1/3/2012, 10:45 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/3/2012, 11:13 am
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Kirk Fredericks -- 1/3/2012, 11:32 am
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John Messinger -- 1/2/2012, 5:46 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/3/2012, 2:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/3/2012, 2:47 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 1/3/2012, 7:25 am
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Allan -- 1/5/2012, 9:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2012, 3:38 am