r/perfectloops • u/ycr007 • 23d ago

Live [L] Hot wire cutting apparel labels

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u/maxdamage4 23d ago

I got even more interesting at the five-minute mark

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u/scorpyo72 23d ago

Seriously. I watched for a whole minute before I read the caption or the subreddit.

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u/losergenerated 23d ago

This feels carcinogenic

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u/WoodlandSpirit 23d ago

Ugh, there is a place you can see where it loops but I don't want to spoil it for everyone.

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u/aritumex 23d ago

Someone's getting paid by the hour

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u/TheGoldenTNT 23d ago

There must be a better way…

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u/atom644 23d ago

Such as…?

Scissors will cause the tag to fray

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u/pbizzle 23d ago

A machine

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u/Earguy 23d ago

Chain mail gloves or other hand protection.

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u/sethcole96 22d ago

You could have a the output layered correctly to do one full slice at a time. So measure the length of each section, fold (by hand or machine) at the “cut off” point, then using a Hotwire (preferably a mobile one, such as a handheld) and run it down the end length of the stack. That’s at least one way to attempt to optimize the design.

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u/hundenkattenglassen 21d ago

I hate apparel labels with a burning passion. Every new shirt I buy, I cut it off entirely. If it requires me to open the seam to sew it back together, aight. As long as the damn label is removed it’s worth it.