A friend of mine has what can best be described as a thick walled thimble that he made (hes a boiler maker), it tapers down from about 12mm diam to 9mm and is about 20mm long, all he does is heat it up with a small blowtorch and pushes the end of the rope into the "thimble", makes perfect solid ends every time.
You could also use the hot knife to 'smooth' the spurs down. |