: :

: I just finished doing the same thing but I used 3/4 nylon webbing.
: My jig looks remakably the same as yours but mine was made of
: two copper blocks I found that had a 3/4 groove deep enough on
: each to fit the folded webbing (fluke and incredible luck I
: know).
: I found that after making ten of them using the propane torch I put
: them through quality control by flicking and twisting and
: abusing the melted area a bit and they all were very brittle and
: broke ridiculously easily.
: After learning this I tried using a heat gun which melted the
: webbing without fire or smoke and these fittings easily passed
: the abuse test. Glad I did this before putting them in the boat.
: I bet this is very subject to the exact material being melted...
: my suggestion do one or two and abuse them a little to make sure
: they are tough enough to go into service.

: dave g

I seem to be getting a good melt this way. I tried a solder iron, but it took forever. My webbing is fairly thick. 5000 pound break strength, climbing stuff.

Kirk