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BowEd
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Re: Heat gun help
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July 24, 2017, 06:31:13 pm »
I've had a wagner for at least 5 years.Still doing ok.
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Weylin
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July 24, 2017, 06:52:35 pm »
My Wagner is going strong after 7 years. Figure I got my money's worth a while back.
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Dances with squirrels
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July 25, 2017, 05:13:00 am »
I'm still on my first one, a Black & Decker, almost 20 years old. I've been thinking about getting a different one, more powerful maybe, but it sounds like I better just hang on to this one.
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Marc St Louis
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Re: Heat gun help
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July 25, 2017, 08:06:23 am »
I didn't even use a heat-gun for the first year or so of heat-treating when I was doing all those experiments. I used a hotplate and suspended the reflexed bow several inches above it, worked quite well and gave a very uniform browning. I still have that hotplate
P.S. I know that there were some people that tried different methods of heat-treating shortly after I wrote that first article. I remember one guy tried his BBQ but it didn't work very well and Murray Gaskins told me once that he and a few others tried a propane torch, that didn't work either.
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BowEd
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July 25, 2017, 08:52:40 am »
I do tend to be careful handling my heat gun though.I try not to drop it on a hard surface much anytime while using it or not using it.Might be nonsense but I don't think that's good for them.That element in there can be fragile I suspect.
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Eric Garza
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July 25, 2017, 06:44:19 pm »
Regarding Marc's comment, I do all of my heat treating over a burner on my electric stove. I turn it up to high, and suspect the bow clamped to a form about 5 inches above the element. Gives a nice even brown.
Maybe one of these years I'll pony up for a heat gun...
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