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Foam Board Use
A very useful material found at Art Supplies Stores or Craft Stores is: FOAM BOARD, Here I used scraps to pin softened plank to shape drawn on the board and also as an improvised cradle for model in work.......BRINY (Bernie)
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05-25-2008, 04:26 PM
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Re: Foam Board Use
Hi Bernie --
Good tip - will check it out , thanks, HOLD FAST!
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05-26-2008, 09:57 PM
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Excellent tip...!
Thanks.
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06-07-2008, 04:49 PM
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Re: Foam Board Use
Bernie:
Some time ago another member gave the following advise. Get pvc pipe from Lowe's or Home Depot an 1" to an 1+1/2 inch in diameter, three feet in length, also purchase an end cap plus a thread cap for the front or opening and a screw cap. Purpose: to place whatever length wood within , then totally fill with DENATURED ALCHOHOL, totally submerging the wood strips within. Keep the wood submerged for a minimum of five minutes, then place it into the jig you've made, bended it in the process to the shape you want. Leave it alone for 24 hours. When you've removed the wood from the jig it will keep the new bent form. ___________________________________________ Thanks for the heads up with the use of the Styrofoam. ___________________________________________ My parents had a flower shop, pearl head pins were one of the staples kept on hand at all times. landlubber7 Henry |
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06-23-2008, 12:00 AM
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Re: Foam Board Use
Thanks for the tip on the Foam Board. will have to try that one.
__________________________________________________ ________ also the tip for the PVC Pipe. __________________________________________________ ________ I use a 1" Diameter piece of stainless tubing andd an old kettle with spout. Place the tube on the end of spout, so that the tube is almost horizontal . Place timber in tube and boil kettle. It does not take long for the timber to absorb steam (some longer than others), remove and place in clamp or whatever method you are using for that particular shape. Allow to dry. Regards Taffy |
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06-24-2008, 01:52 PM
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Re: Foam Board Use
John:
You've obviously used this method in the past quite successfully, just remember that your dealing with hot steam, and since your handling the pipe while its connected to the steam source,. (IE) the tea pot. Be careful, things have a tendency to go wrong at the most opportune moment, You could get scalded. The PVC pipe method that I described, is only utilised at a distance after being connected and then turned on and again handled when it is turned off and disconnected, even then when unscrewing the one end, the pipe is hot to handle. And the use of oven gloves can be applied when handling the PVC for this purpose. landlubber7 Henry |
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