Hairy/fuzzy rigging thread

[The Gimps Chimp]

8 minutes ago, stuglo said:

If cotton or linen thread has the "fuzzies" even after fitting, try judicious use of lit taper or match to singe the buggers

You're a braver man than me Stuglo.  I tried passing a naked flame very quickly under the 0.15mm thread and didn't have anything left.  To try that after fitting to the model when access is limited, well as I said, you're a braver man than me  

 

Chimp

[stuglo]

When I was a kid, I remember the barbers using a lighted taper over newly cut hair .(? seal against some suspicion of loss) -never saw anyone go up in flames. Obviously, use a rapid once-over. If the worse happens, you have a model of a fire-ship!!!!

 

[rhortman]

I use a Weller soldering gun with a flat tip, hot enough without the flame to burn off the fuzzies. Run the flat tip quickly across the thread, you get some smoke but I haven't yet burned through a thread. If you burn the thread just gives it a weathered look.

[allanyed]

I see this is your first post Ricky (apologies if I got the wrong R. Hortman), so welcome to MSW.  

Allan