View Full Version : Larue Sling's Excess Slack- What to Do?
Hey guys, I got my new package from Larue in yesterday and got it all set up (index clips, hand stops, and the QD sling). My front adjustment strap has a lot of extra material because I tightened it down all the way and let some out of the rear adjustment, to make it easier for my lanky arms to reach the quick-adjust strap.
What have you all done with the excess from the adjustment points? I thought about cutting it off but that might leave it frayed, or cut/burn to eliminate the fraying but then I may need it at some point. Has anyone used electrical tape to stick it to the main strap, and keep it from flopping around?
I cut and singed the frays. I made the mistake of cutting it too close, the ones I did after that had more slack :)
Did you just singe with the flame of a lighter, running it over the end a few times? I've never used them for anything more than burning a loose thread off a backpack etc.
the best way is to heat up a knife till it glows red and make the cut, sealing the threads in the process. don't use a good knife as it will be trash afterward...
jonconsiglio
08-07-11, 11:57
I often end up with extra slack as I use the QD in the stock and rear of the handguard which is about the shortest configuration. I always cut and singe it, but went too far once. Now I leave enough and if I have too, I'll tape it.
the best way is to heat up a knife till it glows red and make the cut, sealing the threads in the process. don't use a good knife as it will be trash afterward...
Damn good idea!I'll have to remember this.
Yeah I'm running that same configuration, the stock swivel and the rear handguard swivel. I'm thinking a knife cut, followed up with a lighter is my best bet.
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I roll the slack end(s) up and use a rubber band or Ty-Rap until I use the sling to make sure the length is right.
To cut it, I take a large (12P+) nail, heat it red-hot and then use the nail to cut it off.
I have done several slings, belts, straps, etc and the nail works good. Seems like the nail's mass holds the heat a while longer than a piece of thin metal so it "cauterizes" the ends of the cut very well.
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I roll the slack end(s) up and use a rubber band or Ty-Rap until I use the sling to make sure the length is right.
To cut it, I take a large (12P+) nail, heat it red-hot and then use the nail to cut it off.
I have done several slings, belts, straps, etc and the nail works good. Seems like the nail's mass holds the heat a while longer than a piece of thin metal so it "cauterizes" the ends of the cut very well.
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That's an interesting idea, ucrt. I don't have the tools and such available to heat something up to that point. I could probably do it the next time I go to my dads house- there's just not enough space in this apartment to keep any respectable set of tools lol.
the best way is to heat up a knife till it glows red and make the cut, sealing the threads in the process. don't use a good knife as it will be trash afterward...
This is what I usually do, except I use an old utility knife razor blade. Hold it with vice grips or some other kind of pliers, heat it with a plumbing blow torch until it glows red, then push it straight down through the webbing. Makes a clean, professional looking cut.
I like to cut the webbing on a bit of a diagonal bias as well, so it comes to a blunt point on one side. I think it makes it a little easier to feed back throught the buckles.
I use a pair of scissors, then run a lighter over couple of times to seal the loose ends, most of the time it looks like it came that way :p
Not as elegant as a red hot knife but it doesn't cost anything (ruined blade) and it works ;)
Yeah, I ended up using a knife and then running a lighter over the end last night. After that I went ahead and ran a piece of electrical tape around the end of the straps I left (didn't want to take too much away) and it looks great.
This is what I usually do, except I use an old utility knife razor blade. Hold it with vice grips or some other kind of pliers, heat it with a plumbing blow torch until it glows red, then push it straight down through the webbing. Makes a clean, professional looking cut.
I like to cut the webbing on a bit of a diagonal bias as well, so it comes to a blunt point on one side. I think it makes it a little easier to feed back throught the buckles.
yeah, utility knife, old butter or paring knife, cheap boyscout folder, whatever you got that isn't worth anything.
I use an old paint scraper called a 5-in-1. it's got a bit of a sharp edge but it doesn't really have to be sharp enough to cut. it's the heat the melts its way through the web as you push it against a solid surface...
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