Softening old .070 tort binding?

**oldwave maker** · Feb-10-2011, 12:32pm

Bought a big coil of old, not too pepperoni, tortoise celluloid binding at the asia convention a few years ago, anybody have tips on softening other than the milwaukee heat gun or microwave? thanks

**Dale Ludewig** · Feb-10-2011, 12:58pm

Bill, I've been having good luck with using glass beads (almost like sand) from Sante Fe Jewelry Supply heated in a teflon coated frypay on a hot plate. More uniform heat dispursion than a heat gun and much less likely to ignite.