Cut/Finish 2 inch webbing

[divepilot]

I'm rigging a harness and need to cut and finish the 2 inch webbing. Does anyone have a good way to make a neat cut and finish the end?

 

[Hallmac]

New razor blade and a cigarette lighter

Hallmac

 

[Genesis]

a VERY sharp pair of scissors (Fiskars) and finish with a lighter.

Looks and works good.

I just replaced my webbing on my primary plate; it was getting a bit ratty.

 

[JeffG]

I also clip the corners of the ends. Makes it easier to thread the ends through the buckle.

 

[Tekkie]

I got a neat tip from my instructor to use a soldering iron with a flat blade tip. Looks sort of like an exacto knife on the end of a soldering iron. Well, Im lazy so I just use a pair of sisscors and a match.
Tekkie

 

[divepilot]

Thanks for the help, just what I needed. Guess I put the Rambo knife away and look for a razor blade.

 

[Dryglove]

http://www.idsewing.com/weight_belt.htm#trim

 

[JimC]

Cut it flat, snip off the corners.

To finish the edge warm up your stove nice and hot and use the burrner to melt down the end into a v. This locks down the fibers better than a lighter and makes a nice sharp strong end which is easy to thread.

 

[Green_Manelishi]

1) sharp scissors

2) "round" the edges a bit to ease threading the buckle

3) seal with a flame from one of those handy dandy propane-
torches (matches/lighters do not have a hot enough flame to
seal it quickly and well)

 

[cast55]

Cut the webbing with scissors, and finish it with a soldering iron with a smoothing tip.