On Jun 30, 11:26*am, blueman wrote:
I have a small run of wall-to-wall carpet that I want to join along a seam in a
hallway -- maybe 3 feet across.

I purchased some carpet heat bond tape at the Borg.
Can I use an old clothes iron to activate the teap and make the seam
or do I need to rent a real seaming iron?

If so, how do I use the iron properly?
* *- What setting?
* *- How do I heat the tape?

- How much time do I have after heating the tape to position it before
* it hardens?

Will this make a big mess and ruin the iron?

Years ago I watched my sister in law do it. The carpet stuck well but
and she used my mothers iron which was still fine when she got
through. She also had a lot of experience installing carpet. I would
think that anything that would ruin a regular iron would also ruin a
seaming iron so you would want to be careful and not get glue on
anything. I think I remember her using some kinf of paper between the
iron and the carpet, maybe waxed paper or something like that.

Jimmie