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Re: Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions
By:wwfloyd
Date: 12/1/2009, 6:00 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions (Joy )

: I just finished one in a room about 65 - 70 degrees. I wet the
: fabric as I pull it tight. It came out drum tight. Picture
: tomorrow when the urethane is dry enough to take it out.

Oh, wow, now you're confusing me! You don't mean you were stitching wet cloth, right? Cuz the videos didn't mention that. I know about using water and heat for the taughtening.

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Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions *PIC*
wwfloyd -- 12/1/2009, 9:59 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions
Scott Shurlow -- 12/2/2009, 11:42 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions
Kudzu -- 12/1/2009, 9:03 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions
kirk briggs -- 12/1/2009, 7:59 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions
Aaron H -- 12/1/2009, 11:20 am
thanks for the tip; here's a tip *PIC*
wwfloyd -- 12/1/2009, 7:16 pm
Re: thanks for the tip; here's a tip
Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2009, 4:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions
Dave Gentry -- 12/1/2009, 12:45 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions
wwfloyd -- 12/1/2009, 4:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions
Joy -- 12/1/2009, 5:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions
wwfloyd -- 12/1/2009, 6:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions
Joy -- 12/1/2009, 6:19 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions
wwfloyd -- 12/1/2009, 7:19 pm
Re: I used 12 oz. nylon *NM*
Joy -- 12/1/2009, 6:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: first nylon -- final questions
Aaron H -- 12/1/2009, 2:20 pm