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Well Daris...... I did try that "bias angle" I used a corner of the donor carpet for my guinea pig.
It looked so-so. There was a burned spot just beyond that bias angle.
I change the bias angle drastically and the test seam was much improved.
I ended up sealing the cut edges with a lot of latex (orcon) and letting it soak into the backing edges. Guessing around an 1/8" bead. I let it dry for 1/2 hour then sealed the Orcon glue with the hot glue gun using just a minuscule film of hot glue. Doing that insured the Orcon glue wouldn't act like contact cement when positioning the sealed seam edges. The seam turned out much better than I could have imagined. Had the carpet been new instead of faded, soiled and compacted, the seam would have turned out almost undetectable unless you new it was there.

I felt like a hack cutting a seam this way. I seemed weird ...and wrong, cutting at a sharp angle and from the top side.
It was sealed up well and ought to be pretty durable. Everyone is happy with the results. ....so is me.

<blockquote data-quote="highup" data-source="post: 50176" data-attributes="member: 388">Well Daris...... I did try that &quot;bias angle&quot;&nbsp; I used a corner of the donor carpet for my guinea pig.It looked so-so.&nbsp; &nbsp; There was a burned spot just beyond that bias angle.&nbsp;I change the bias angle drastically and the test seam was much improved. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />I ended up sealing the cut edges with a lot of latex (orcon)&nbsp; and letting it soak into the backing edges.&nbsp; Guessing around&nbsp; an 1/8&quot; bead.&nbsp; I let it dry for 1/2 hour then sealed the Orcon glue with the hot glue gun using just a minuscule film of hot glue.&nbsp; Doing that insured the Orcon glue wouldn&#039;t act like contact cement when positioning the sealed seam edges. The seam turned out much better than I could have imagined.&nbsp; Had the carpet been new instead of faded, soiled and compacted, the seam would have turned out almost undetectable unless you new it was there.I felt like a hack cutting a seam this way.&nbsp; I seemed weird ...and wrong,&nbsp; cutting at a sharp angle and from the top side.It was sealed up well and ought to be pretty durable.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Everyone is happy with the results.&nbsp; ....so is me. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="highup, post: 50176, member: 388"] Well Daris...... I did try that "bias angle" I used a corner of the donor carpet for my guinea pig. It looked so-so. There was a burned spot just beyond that bias angle. I change the bias angle drastically and the test seam was much improved. :confused: I ended up sealing the cut edges with[I] a lot[/I] of latex (orcon) and letting it soak into the backing edges. Guessing around an 1/8" bead. I let it dry for 1/2 hour then sealed the Orcon glue with the hot glue gun using just a minuscule film of hot glue. Doing that insured the Orcon glue wouldn't act like contact cement when positioning the sealed seam edges. The seam turned out much better than I could have imagined. Had the carpet been new instead of faded, soiled and compacted, the seam would have turned out almost undetectable unless you new it was there. I felt like a hack cutting a seam this way. I seemed weird ...and wrong, cutting at a sharp angle and from the top side. It was sealed up well and ought to be pretty durable. Everyone is happy with the results. ....so is me. :D [/QUOTE]

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