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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: SimonUK on August 28, 2007, 07:24:20 pm

Title: Linseed oil and heat treating
Post by: SimonUK on August 28, 2007, 07:24:20 pm

Is it a bad idea to heat treat the belly of a bow that has linseed oil applied? Do I need to have fire extinguishers at hand?

Thanks. Simon.

Title: Re: Linseed oil and heat treating
Post by: Marc St Louis on August 28, 2007, 08:10:01 pm

No problem, go ahead.

Title: Re: Linseed oil and heat treating
Post by: D. Tiller on August 28, 2007, 08:52:01 pm

Hmm!!!  Got any marshmallows?

Title: Re: Linseed oil and heat treating
Post by: SimonUK on August 29, 2007, 07:33:07 pm

Any consensus?

I ask the question because the label on the bottle says 'avoid contact with clothes - spontaneous combustion is possible'  :o  What's this stuff going to do when I hold my bow over the gas cooker? (That's how I'm planning to do it, sorry didn't mention that)

Title: Re: Linseed oil and heat treating
Post by: Kegan on August 29, 2007, 08:40:16 pm

My brother and I tested how flamable linseed was by burning a small cloth in the old firepit that was used to apply linseed. Didn't burn well. I have used heat onto linseed, and it doesn't catch but it does burn a little, making it black. I usually just sand it off and then heat it, looks prettier that way :)

Title: Re: Linseed oil and heat treating
Post by: Marc St Louis on August 29, 2007, 09:22:40 pm

I've heated it till it smokes with a heat gun. Didn't catch fire. Not likely to do any more than that using an open flame

Title: Re: Linseed oil and heat treating
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on August 29, 2007, 09:40:39 pm

                     Like Marc said..............bob

Title: Re: Linseed oil and heat treating
Post by: SimonUK on August 30, 2007, 06:23:55 am

Thanks guys.

Title: Re: Linseed oil and heat treating
Post by: Dustybaer on August 30, 2007, 08:48:11 am

if i understood it correctly, spontaneous combustion can only happen while the oil is drying.  it's the vapors, that are so flamable.  once the oil is dry, it should be safe.