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Re: Strip: Removing Hot Melt Glue
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 12/20/2002, 2:11 pm
In Response To: Strip: Removing Hot Melt Glue *LINK* *Pic* (Bobby Curtis)

Rob Macks recommends just whacking the forms with a mallet to break them free. IIRC, he says to strike them close to and parallel with the strips. Apparently, he doesn't get any tearout this way.

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Strip: Removing Hot Melt Glue *LINK* *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 12/20/2002, 9:51 am
Re: Strip: Removing Hot Melt Glue
Bobby Curtis -- 12/22/2002, 8:36 am
Do you tape your forms?
Jack Sanderson -- 12/20/2002, 9:01 pm
Re: Do you tape your forms?
Rob Macks -- 12/22/2002, 4:25 pm
Re: Tape edges only
Rod Tait -- 12/21/2002, 9:03 pm
Re: Do you tape your forms?
don flowers -- 12/21/2002, 10:54 am
test first
don flowers -- 12/20/2002, 8:34 pm
Re: Strip: Removing Hot Melt Glue
Rod Tait -- 12/20/2002, 8:04 pm
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Dave Stecker -- 12/20/2002, 6:45 pm
Re: Strip: Removing Hot Melt Glue
Brian Nystrom -- 12/20/2002, 2:11 pm
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Roger Nuffer -- 12/20/2002, 10:41 am
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Rob Macks -- 12/20/2002, 7:07 pm
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Don Beale -- 12/20/2002, 12:39 pm
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ChrisO -- 12/20/2002, 10:09 am