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Russ:
so the belly is supposed to smoke/steam? sorry but i'm heat treating a bow for the first time.

simk:
yes, after a certain time the whole bow starts steaming/fuming - like your pizza when coming freshly out of the stove  ;D

you should try it with your problem bow and will be surprised, i'm sure about that. me myself have had several miracles with heat treating and i'm also still a beginner

The radiator for me is a multi-purpose gadget: It will solve the gelling-problems when sinewing from now on and I will never freeze again in my shop in the upcoming winter

Badger:
  That sounds like the perfect solution, Heat scorching the back has been a constant annoyance. I think I will go this route

DC:
I made one of these(sorta) a few years ago although mine was made with an old 1500 watt heater(wire coil type). It works great for straight bows but if they are a bit wonky  mine wasn't wide enough. Yours has that covered I think but what about reflexed limbs. Mine would heat the center(end to end) more than the ends, sometimes way more depending on the amount of reflex. Is there a difference between radiant and the coil type heater I used?

simk:
steve: i'm feeling honoured  8)
don: yes, that's a point to consider - the bow I heat treated was a d/r, so i had this problem. in that case i had to do the limbs in two steps. you either then change the bows position or the lamps position so that the distance is always good. i finally got the middle of the bow slightly double-treated that way, what wasn't bad anyway to better preserve the reflex-bend. there are no perfect solutions in our imperfect world - still adjusting and fooling around is needed also this way. Sure you will find solutions...
In this case I clamped the bow on the caul then put the radiator in position. Did lot's a hooks on the ceiling so that i can easily change the radiators position to where its needed.

by the way: buy a radiator long enough. I was impatient and just bought the one they had, which is slightly too short for longer limbs. I will look for a longer one then...
cheers

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