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Re: Strip: sheer strip question
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/9/2014, 12:39 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: sheer strip question (ancient kayaker)

Heat gun works great, a smaller ended one works better for me. I've got two, the little Wagner works better for me than the more powerful but bigger open ended Craftsman one.

Wear gloves.

I always use L or C shaped thin plywood clamps with spring clamps to hold the strip in place then can heat it in place until it will make the bend easily. It's works the same as steaming wood, the heat does the job not the moisture.

Bill H.

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Strip: sheer strip question
aikijay -- 3/5/2014, 11:29 pm
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Allan -- 3/6/2014, 1:22 am
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Don T. -- 3/6/2014, 6:13 am
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aikijay -- 3/6/2014, 7:18 am
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John Messinger -- 3/6/2014, 7:42 am
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Allan -- 3/6/2014, 3:50 pm
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Don T. -- 3/6/2014, 4:23 pm
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HowieG -- 3/6/2014, 4:25 pm
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John Waddington -- 3/7/2014, 6:14 am
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Olli -- 3/6/2014, 7:14 am
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Jay Stallman -- 3/6/2014, 8:08 am
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Justin -- 3/7/2014, 9:42 am
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ancient kayaker -- 3/6/2014, 1:54 pm
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george jung -- 3/7/2014, 8:03 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 3/7/2014, 11:46 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/9/2014, 12:39 am
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ancient kayaker -- 3/9/2014, 9:57 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/10/2014, 1:05 am
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HowieG -- 3/10/2014, 5:14 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 3/10/2014, 7:03 pm
Re: Strip: sheer strip question
Bill Hamm -- 3/11/2014, 1:00 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/11/2014, 1:18 am
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ancient kayaker -- 3/11/2014, 10:19 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 3/11/2014, 8:49 am
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Tom Cooper -- 3/11/2014, 10:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/12/2014, 1:22 am