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[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 38 points 3 months ago

This guy gonna poop his pants when he discovers heat-shrink tubing.

[-] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago

I have a fraying cable that is usba on both ends, I can't fit the appropriate size shrink tube over the connector. I need this product

[-] lud@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Try to see if you can find some heat shrink tubing with extra shrink ratio so you can use a bigger one that fits and still have the result you desire.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

For all those wondering, extra shrink ratio is real - it's not just a made up thing, no judgements should be passed, some things just shrink more than others and that's a fact of nature.

[-] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

I just got out of the pool

[-] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 3 months ago

Elaine, do Youtubers know about shrinkage?

[-] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

What the hell are you two talking about?

[-] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago
[-] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago
[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

Don't do that. It's the worst. Someone did that to me once and it's incredibly hard to convince others that it wasn't YOU that pooped YOUR pants. Such a mean thing to do!

[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

So it was you who pooped my pants at the prom...

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 points 3 months ago

Don't let your dreams stay dreams.

[-] WaltzingKea@lemmy.nz 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah I guess heat-shrink would do the job most of the time. But for when you have connectors that are too big to fit the right heat-shrink over or want to splice more than 2 wires together and want a waterproof seal over them this could be useful.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Why not use injectable silicone instead of hot glue though?

[-] Droechai@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Hot glue is cheap, easy to handle and easier to clean away is my guesses... I would definitely try a silicone gun

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 9 points 3 months ago

Imagine if some brands included strain relief at the expense of thinner, sleeker cables.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago
[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Absolutely! I hate how Apple prioritizes form over function. Definitely not only them, but everyone seems to follow whatever they do...

[-] lemming741@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I just glued these to mold halves to eachother, and now they're stuck together 🤣

[-] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago

Hence why he used veg oil the second time.

Interesting project. Can't think of anything where adhesive shrink wrap would not do a better job.

But worth remembering for odd projects.

[-] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

I'm positive I saw a purpose-built stick out there for use in this application. like you can run it through any regular glue gun but you get rubber out the other end

[-] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

whoa, you're not kidding. I never thought of that and searched it. This page looks like an industrial supplier of different kinds. https://www.hotmelt.com/collections/hot-melt-glue-sticks

[-] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

this stuff was like a black vulcanized rubber, and I saw it on TikTok but now I can't find it anywhere

this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2024
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