The tweezers don't need to be glowing. Heating the tips for a few seconds usually is enough. You can also do it the more careful way, by 'underheat' it a bit and do it more than once. Works as good. A second option, which also gives a little "glare" to the legs is to coat them with flexament before crimping them.
Fragile? *Using crimping, as far as I have seen, not much more that barb legs in general. *Using cauterizer... honestly, I don't see a way to shape barbs using a cauterizer. I have seen O.Edwards shaping rubber legs with cauterizer, using GRAVITY do actually "bend" them. Barbs don't weigh a lot and gravity won't do much good. And coming to close with a cauterizer will torch a barb in a split of a second. (More experienced tyers on the list, correct me where I'm wrong.) /Nick -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Reuven Segal Skickat: den 31 oktober 2005 18:33 Till: [email protected] Ämne: [VFB] cauterising legs They don't have to be so hot? Won't the legs become very fragile and break off easily using either method?? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Niclas Runarsson Sent: Tuesday, 1 November 2005 4:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [VFB] International tying symposium Sorry... I forgot to tell you that you should only heat up the TIP of the tweezers. My mistake. Doing it right (which isn't hard), the feather barb will stay in desired angle. Try out this method too, IN ADDITION to the cauterizer method. If there comes a day when you want barb legs, I think you will find this one easier than the cauterizer. (Sniff sniff) /Nick -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Reuven Segal Skickat: den 31 oktober 2005 17:30 Till: [email protected] Ämne: RE: [VFB] International tying symposium The feather will keep the shape if using hot tweezers?? You are right about the ouch thing. I think I'll be sticking with the cauteriser. R -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Niclas Runarsson Sent: Tuesday, 1 November 2005 3:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [VFB] International tying symposium A reply that has nothing to do with cauterizers, but still a way to shape (feather barb) legs and burn your fingers in the process... "heat crimping": Heat up a pair of tweezers, pinch at the crimping location and bend the leg to where you want it. /Nick -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Reuven Segal Skickat: den 31 oktober 2005 05:24 Till: [email protected] Ämne: RE: [VFB] International tying symposium Does anyone here use a cauteriser? I have been looking at some of Oliver Edwards patterns and techniques and thought they would be fun to do. I have only come across one that costs $17 at an online store. I understand some use a hot dubbing needle to do the same thing i.e. burn out dear hair and shape legs. Anyone got one to recommend?? Thanks, Reuven
