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Offline jayman448

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dealing with soft spots
« on: February 15, 2018, 01:42:44 am »
if you were to heat treat the belly only where there are weak spots, could that stiffen these spots to improve tiller?
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: dealing with soft spots
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2018, 02:21:27 am »
Yes, if it's done sympathetically. IMO it's best to blend the heat treating in evenly along the limb but just go slower, deeper and longer on the bit you want to stiffen. Personally I try to avoid the zebra stripes effect 
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Offline simk

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Re: dealing with soft spots
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2018, 03:41:46 am »
Off Course - it's called backward-tillering  8)
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Offline jayman448

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Re: dealing with soft spots
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2018, 12:35:16 am »
yea... i need a little backward dillering i think... haha
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