How to stiffen webbing

[grf88]

Substitute a larger flat washer on either side of the webbing for the grommet.

 

[Candiru]

That’s a good idea. I’ll see if that supports the weight of a 20 cf tank without enlarging the hole.

 

[JackD342]

Did you also use a lighter to fuse the edges of the hole before you installed the grommet?

 

[Candiru]

I cut the hole with a red hot punch. It was hot enough to melt the hole

 

[Candiru]

I found a great solution to stiffen the webbing. Minwax wood hardener. I had some laying around. Three ingredients, acetone, methanol, and resin. It’s non-photoreactive and doesn’t break done in water. I saturated the webbing and it’s really stiff now.

 

[W W Meixner]

Any ideas on how to stiffen webbing? I’m in the process of building a pony mount and the webbing is too flexible.

Can...

Use a straight edge...an aluminium ruler works well...measure your width...cut with an electric soldering gun using the cutting blade attachment...for giving your webbing a nice rounded ''end finish''...place a small round metal jar lid over the webbing end...and follow around the lid radius with the soldering gun...

The little cutting blade attachment works great...with the gun on and the tip still hot...brush off the cutting tip with a small wire brush and it's clean for the next time...

Best...

Warren

 

[divad]

I found a great solution to stiffen the webbing. Minwax wood hardener. I had some laying around. Three ingredients, acetone, methanol, and resin. It’s non-photoreactive and doesn’t break done in water. I saturated the webbing and it’s really stiff now.

Ding Ding Ding!

 

[Akimbo]

You could try spray paint. I used Krylon Fusion All-In-One spray paint for plastics to paint one side of the webbing for this demonstration photo.

The purpose was to provide contrast to help discern one side from the other for Cam Band Assembly Instructions. A side effect was to stiffen the webbing. It took a lot of paint to get the color right. I suggest experimenting with some scrap to see if it works for you.

 

[divad]

The purpose was to provide contrast to help discern one side from the other for Cam Band Assembly Instructions.

Great idea. Even from the picture, its obvious how it threads.

 

[james croft]

Make sure the whole made for the grommet has the edges melted. That would make it harder to give way.