2.  Cut an appropriate length of material and hot knife  one end on an angle. 1.  Fold the line in half and mark the center.  [Figure A] 2.  Place a mark at 1 inch from the center on the hot  knifed end. 3.  Take the finger-trapping fid and screw it onto the hot  knifed end.  [Figure B] 7.  For short loops used with a main container, simply tie  an overhand knot in the loop for the required length.  A metal washer is used to keep the loop from pulling  through the grommet.  [Figure E] Fabrication 8.  If the loop is to be used with a reserve container, it  may be required to sew the finger-trapped part of the  loop for security. If this is the case, simply sew the  length of the finger-trapped portion of the loop with  a single-needle machine before hot knifing the end.  Start at the running end and sew towards the eye of the  loop. Stop sewing approximately .12 inch from the eye  and then backstitch a minimum of 1 inch.  [Figure F] Trim the end with the hot knife. 4.  Insert the pointed end of the fid into the line at the  farthest mark by separating the weave of the material  so that the fid then passes through the length of the  braided line and out the scissor cut end.  [Figure C] 5.  Draw the line through until the two marks are aligned.  This results in a loop eye of approximately .5 inch.  [Figure D] 6.  Pinch the eye of the loop with one hand and smooth  the material from the eye to the end. Hot knife the  running end. 7-81