The hot melted ends are good for cleaning out one's ears. :-)

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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:50:52 -0800, "Capt. JG"
said:

Melting the ends doesn't really do it. Seems to make things ugly and
difficult to do it right. Also, I don't like using fire on a boat if I
don't
have to.

In addition, even with a hot knife cut, the melted material may form a
sharp
point at the end of the line that can cut under some circumstances.