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Re: Strip: heat guns
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/30/2010, 11:37 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: heat guns *PIC* (Al Edie)

: Another angle - shows the slot into which the moistened strip gets
: stuffed. The slot width can be adjusted by aluminum foil shims.
: One nice thing about this setup is that it is thermostatically
: controlled, but has lots of power, so it works quickly. Not the
: only way to do the job obviously, but it worked well for me.

The moisture does nothing other than wet the surface of the wood, it's the heat that does the work.

The reason a steam box works is the steam evenly heats all sides of the wood, has nothing to do with the moisture.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: heat guns
george jung -- 12/30/2010, 6:36 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
Allan -- 12/30/2010, 11:46 pm
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Simeon -- 12/30/2010, 7:24 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns *PIC*
Al Edie -- 12/30/2010, 9:01 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
Bill Hamm -- 12/30/2010, 11:37 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
Simeon -- 12/31/2010, 3:17 am
Re: Strip: heat guns
Bill Hamm -- 12/31/2010, 8:41 am
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george jung -- 12/31/2010, 10:35 am
Re: Strip: heat guns
Al Edie -- 12/31/2010, 11:04 am
Shock protection?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/31/2010, 9:21 pm
Re: Shock protection?
Kirk Fredericks -- 12/31/2010, 10:17 pm
Re: Shock protection?
george jung -- 1/1/2011, 12:49 pm
Re: Shock protection?
Kirk Fredericks -- 1/1/2011, 1:25 pm
Re: Shock protection?
Bill Hamm -- 1/1/2011, 10:54 pm
Re: Shock protection?
Kirk Fredericks -- 1/2/2011, 12:36 am
Re: Shock protection?
Al Edie -- 1/3/2011, 1:47 pm
Re: Shock protection?
Kirk Fredericks -- 1/3/2011, 2:39 pm
Re: Shock protection?
Al Edie -- 1/3/2011, 4:21 pm
Re: Shock protection?
george jung -- 1/4/2011, 7:25 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
george jung -- 12/31/2010, 2:00 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
Al Edie -- 12/31/2010, 9:21 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
Bill Hamm -- 12/31/2010, 5:37 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns *PIC*
Al Edie -- 12/30/2010, 8:56 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
Bill Hamm -- 12/30/2010, 7:11 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
David Bynoe -- 12/30/2010, 7:00 pm