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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Treated lumber and heat?
« on: January 02, 2012, 11:19:08 am »
I was going to use up some old treated 2 x 6 on new forms today. Then I got thinking (thats never good) that maybe I shouldnt use treated lumber if I am going to use my heat gun on it? Fumes? Anytbody use treated lumber for forms?
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2012, 11:38:02 am »
Probably shouldn't use treated lumber if you will be working in an enclosed area, Pearlie. Especially the older stuff. They use a form of arsnic as the preservative and you sure don't want to breath that.
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Offline adb

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Re: Treated lumber and heat?
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2012, 12:09:21 pm »
Yah, I wouldn't use treated lumber for any heat application either. Why risk it? Board lumber is so cheap, it's not worth the potential hazard. I know you're not suppossed to burn treated lumber as firewood.
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« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2012, 03:49:35 pm »
  I don't have any experience with forms or heat treating yet, but I would have to agree with adb and Pat B.  The treated lumber will give off a toxic vapor when burned or when it is exposed to heat as high as the heat-gun will give off.
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: Treated lumber and heat?
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2012, 05:56:08 pm »
Go for it Pearl
Its a real smokey mess !
You will love having to redo them after the smoke clears !!
Or I can bring you one that is not clear burned up so you can try it out without all the work yourself !
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Treated lumber and heat?
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2012, 06:36:14 pm »
  By when I heated staves and bows I made 3 cauls out of treated 2x6's but I had strips of 3 1/6 th wood screwed over mine. To give it a well rounded surface. Mine were old I never really noticed vapors. I used mine for 6 or 7 years. But I 'm sure the heat right on the wood would'nt be to good to breath.
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: Treated lumber and heat?
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2012, 06:53:22 pm »
Pearl
I forgot to tell ya the smoke turns that yellow wood to a nice burnt orange color like Chevy used on there 70's trucks !
But if any of that wood is 2x? x 3- 6ft long save it I want to make a bench for Marty and I to work on bow while we are at our events !
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Treated lumber and heat?
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2012, 09:16:20 pm »
Not a good idea. Jawge
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