---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/17/15: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:31 AM - Re: Heat gun on ceconite (Louie Bakrevski) 2. 11:05 AM - Re: Heat gun on ceconite (Bill Church) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:31:58 AM PST US Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Heat gun on ceconite From: Louie Bakrevski It's all about experience. The friend that I worked for 20+ years never used iron. He probably recovered 30 plus planes. Days when planes sat outside. For peop le that Recover one or two planes, iron is probably the right tool. There are heat g uns out there that have precise heat control. But still no replacement for e xperience. Louie On way to Sun-N-Fun. Sent from my iPad > On Apr 16, 2015, at 5:50 PM, Steven Dortch wro te: > > After seeing a guy on YouTube use a heat gun to snug the cloth on a cub fu selage, I asked the list and was told emphatically not to use a heat gun. > > The result? I experimented with the heat gun and found the following; > 1. An iron is best for tacking the ekobond glue and shrinking the big open areas. The big curves are best dome with an iron. > 2. The heat gun will shrink fabric over nuts, bolts and around hinges. But you have to be careful. It can burn a hole in a heartbeat. Using the IR the rmometer measuring the temp on the cloth helps control temp. Also you will f ind the limit on how much the Dacron will shrink. > > I was glad the list waived me off of Ruining a lot of fabric with a heat g un. But In the tradition of EAA I experimented and found where it is effecti ve. > > Blue skies > Steve D > > > 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:05:30 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Heat gun on ceconite From: "Bill Church" Steve, Just wondering why you felt compelled to experiment with the heat gun after being advised "emphatically" against doing it? In short (as was stated before), it is simply a bad idea. Here's a direct quote from the Ceconite web page: "Because calibrated temperatures are important to the shrinking process, however, you shouldn't use a heat gun, which gives you no control." Trying something because some guy did it on YouTube isn't a very wise way to do things. Rather than being in the tradition of the EAA, it seems that your actions are the opposite. Learning from the mistakes of others, and paying heed to their warnings is the wise way to "experiment." Bill C. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=440952#440952 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pietenpol-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pietenpol-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/pietenpol-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pietenpol-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.