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heat box plans?
deermaster:
does anyone have plans for a heat box for curing epoxies like bowgrip 100 and smooth on? i would like the plans and your method for regulating the temerature.thanks for any info!
Jesse:
I dont have plans Ive used recorsinol glue without high heat but Im prety sure all you need is a piece of stove pipe, a cheap heat gun, and a thermometer. Im sure someone else will give better instructions than this.
Jesse
Pat B:
I got my plans from Bingham. I use 4, 200w light bulbs with a 168deg thermostat from Binghams. I usually don't need it that hot so I unscrew bulbs until I get the heat down where I want it. One light bulb will keep the box at about 100deg. My box is 3/8" plywood and I added 1/2" foil backed insulation board to all sides, a fan inside and a 1" hole at each end for venting moisture when drying wood. I plug it for heat curing glue. Pat
duffontap:
"Hot Box Wood Dryer" by Greg Harris Vol. 3 issue 3. Check the store to see if the issue is availible. It may not be.
J. D. Duff
rudderbows:
An easy oven is some 6" single walled stove pipe and a heat gun, ( any heat source that can stay on for more than 4 hours is good including propane blowers. Use a cheap meat thermometer on the far end from the heat source to tell you how hot the air is exiting the pipe. Back off the heat when it hits 185-200 degrees. Cook for 4 solid hours after getting up to speed. MAKE SURE TO KEEP THE BOW AT LEAST 2 FULL FEET AWAY FROM THE HEAT SOURCE OR IT WILL FRY. !! Use 8 feet of stove pipe.
Wrap it completely with shrink wrap to keep it from drying out. That's how we do our bows when we are curing only one or two and it works great. We use a much larger box for larger numbers of bows, but thats a different story in itself. Hope this has been helpful.
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