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Re: Strip: glueing strips
By:Don T.
Date: 12/3/2014, 8:28 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: glueing strips (MikeM)

Mike,

Use a heat gun on high to warm the area of the most bend ( 1-2 foot section ) till you can not hold it with bare hands. I often would pre-twist it off the boat and then heat in place and finish fit. The strip should lay in a pretty good alignment after heat treatment. I have heated them to smoking before and bent them, but it makes mrs. nervous when the house smells like its on fire.

Don

Messages In This Thread

Strip: glueing strips
MikeM -- 12/2/2014, 1:55 pm
Re: Strip: glueing strips
Marc Upchurch -- 12/2/2014, 7:17 pm
Re: Strip: glueing strips
MikeM -- 12/3/2014, 8:12 am
Re: Strip: glueing strips
Don T. -- 12/3/2014, 8:28 am
Re: Strip: glueing strips
Marc Upchurch -- 12/3/2014, 7:27 pm
Re: Strip: glueing strips
george jung -- 12/3/2014, 8:45 am
Re: Strip: glueing strips
wanderfalk -- 12/4/2014, 1:16 am
Paulownia and heat bending
John Messinger -- 12/4/2014, 6:04 am
Re: Paulownia and heat bending
Jim777 -- 12/5/2014, 7:39 am
Re: Paulownia and heat bending
John Messinger -- 12/5/2014, 8:37 am
Re: Paulownia and heat bending
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/19/2014, 11:07 am
Re: Paulownia and heat bending
John Messinger -- 12/19/2014, 1:57 pm
Re: Strip: glueing strips
Mike M -- 12/15/2014, 9:13 am