As a result of the overwhelming appeal from the roll crimping fraternity, I am going to divulge the absolute last roll crimping secret that has been held close to the vest for many years by myself and certain members of my coterie in whom I trust my most cherished secrets.
To avoid the open flame to heat the roll crimping tool, when dealing with loaded hulls, the alternative is to have an ordinary household electric iron - heated - lying on its side. Position the hand drill with the nose of the roll crimper against the heated flat side or just lay the roll crimper on its side on the iron while getting the next hull into position for the crimping operation. That will provide sufficient heat to start the plastic hulls rolling into a fine crimp. JF
