Best way to finish off steel braid hose on non fitting end

[walkman]

I'm building new hoses for a variety of things. I also have a couple of existing hoses with this issue.

These are stainless steel braid over teflon with AN fittings on one end, but the other end is a push-on fitting with a hose clamp.

What is the preferred method of finishing off the braiding on the non-fitting end?

On a couple of (non-FWF) hoses I have now, the non-fitting end rapidly sprouts a halo of spikes which are a real (literal) pain when working anywhere near them.

Thanks

[SMO]

I would use something like this:

http://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/spe-2268

[Ironflight]

I've used heat shrink to cover the cut ends of braided hose to keep it neat. Looks trick, and it only takes an inch or two of heat shrink.

[az_gila]

You could try a couple of layers of the heaviest wall heat shrink you can find.

[HFS]

You can buy - McMaster-Carr comes to mind, heavy wall shrink tube with an internal heat activated adhesive. The intended purpose of the adhesive is to act as a sealant, but in the case of shrink tube going over something entirely smooth like a hose cover (no bumps to "fix" the tube to the cover once shrunk), the adhesive will "glue" the shrink tube to the hose permanently.

David Howe

[Ironflight]

Originally Posted by HFS

You can buy - McMaster-Carr comes to mind, heavy wall shrink tube with an internal heat activated adhesive. The intended purpose of the adhesive is to act as a sealant, but in the case of shrink tube going over something entirely smooth like a hose cover (no bumps to "fix" the tube to the cover once shrunk), the adhesive will "glue" the shrink tube to the hose permanently.

David Howe

Thanks David for amplifying - yes - I used the heavy walled heatshrink with adhesive. My crankcase breather lines are braid-covered convolute hose from Tom Swearingen, and since it just goes on to a nipple on the engine, I finished the ends with the big, adhesive heat shrink.

[TS Flightlines]

Heat shrink, or firesleeve tape works well.
Tom