Can this be used to heat seal monofibre?
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Topic: Can this be used to heat seal monofibre?
Posted By: shel221
Subject: Can this be used to heat seal monofibre?
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 1:41pm
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It's a braid sealer. Does anyone know if it can be used to heat seal monfibre? Also does anyone know anywhere that sells them at cheap prices?
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Posted By: kateadreena
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 1:47pm
| yes! its similar to the tool prostyles use :) |
Posted By: shel221
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 1:53pm
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Thanks :) I will have a look around at prices for these. x ------------- |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 2:04pm
| shel, do you already have a wand for shrinkies or fusion? I could be crazy but I tough you did fusion... |
Posted By: shel221
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 2:08pm
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Hi Mocha i use a glue gun for fusion although i have some wands coming soon from overseas. Do you know if the braid sealers are cheaper or around the same price as the wands? :) ------------- |
Posted By: kateadreena
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 2:19pm
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braid sealers are $30 from dr locks i think x |
Posted By: Bridget
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 2:41pm
| so you braid in the mono, and then seal it w/the sealer above? do you bend/crack the seal for removal? |
Posted By: kateadreena
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 3:02pm
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exactly.. BUT i think the braid sealers might be designed to cut the bottom of the braid, that'd be the only downfall.. i think a flat fusion wand would work perfectly to seal monofibre though :) |
Bridget wrote:Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 3:44pm
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I think braid sealers are designed to cut too. Though I'm pretty
sure Rae has used them carefully and sealed without cutting. I have the flat wand from Doc's (same as amm's on shrinkies.net) and that's what I used to do my heat seals last week. That's why I was wondering if you had one. Only took a little finagling to figure out the technique. How long do normal people (ie those with the dome or prostyles gun) have to hold the gun in place to seal the bond? |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 11:29pm
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How long you apply heat depends on what temperature you have the gun set on. (It has an adjustable dial) It also depends on the size of the heat seal. You don't just heat it in one place, you heat and turn the seal to make sure you get all sides of it. It's important that you turn the seal the opposite way in which you wrapped it. And lastly, don't forget the pro stik drops (specialized spirit gum) as I find that a drop in the base really helps keep the braid from slipping. ------------- http://www.Godiva-Hair.com - http://www.Godiva-Hair.com http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com - http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 11:36pm
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metalgirl. I found I prefer 170 C for 15 secs flip it around and
15 seconds again. That's when I get the section in my preferred
size (don't know how to describe the size really). Definitely had
to go a bit longer on some of the chunkierones. Does that compare
at all? And I used plain boring spirit gum. They're holding up well so far. We'll see how they do for the long haul. Can you explain about "turn the seal the opposite way you wrapped it"? I've got a couple pics running through my head. |
Posted By: zapevaj
Date Posted: June 29 2005 at 12:54am
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Yep, braid sealers can be used- even the ones that are supposed to cut.
You just hit the wrap with the flat part of the inside edges of the
clamp (instead of the conically-indented part where a braid to be cut
would go). As for rotating the seal- because the clamp plates are flat and the seal is round, right? So it only seals the top and bottom- you have to get the sides of the seal too. So you just rotate the gun 90" -around- the braid, like clock-hand going around a clock, and clamp again. The hot plates will hit the wrap in a different spot and cause a good even allover seal. -Rae ------------- http://www.hairalchemy.net - Hair Alchemy |