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henry.voris
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 Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:24 am Post subject: iron for fabric repair |
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Fellow Kolbers...
I have to perform a repair on a tear in the fabric on my plane's wing...
I'm looking for information on a good iron...
A. Brand?
B. Where to purchase?
C. Same questions on a unit to calibrate the iron's temperature.
Thanks..
Aloha,
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jhankin(at)planters.net
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:20 am Post subject: iron for fabric repair |
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A good iron for repairs on a tear is a radio control molders covering iron,
available at hobby shops.
A good test heat unit is found at Harbor Freight, it is a hand held point
and read instrument, sells for about $65.00 and can be bought on sale for
$35.00. Also good for reading CHT on the engine.
Jimmy Hankinson
Rocky Ford, Ga.
N6007L Firefly
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henry.voris
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:02 am Post subject: Re: iron for fabric repair |
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Jimmy,
Thank you. That's just what I was looking for... Ya gotta love this Kolb List...
Aloha,
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: iron for fabric repair |
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For the Hobby Iron.....I used my old one but the heat wasn't very controllable....
I bought the "Black Baron" from ACS for about the same price....
it holds the temp a little better...
Gotta Fly...
Mike & "Jaz" in MN
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henry.voris
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:47 am Post subject: Re: iron for fabric repair |
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Mike or maybe Jaz...
Thanks for the word on the "Black Baron" from ACS. I checked their catalog and it looks like the unit for me.
Early next week I'll be on the mainland, so I'll drop by Harbor Freight and check out the IR senseing unit Jimmy recomended.
Got the rest of the materails together... So I should be able to get to work on the tear when I return at the end of the month.
Aloha
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:21 am Post subject: iron for fabric repair |
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Henry,
No need to wait on Harbor Freight for your digital thermometer. I just recently purchased this model on eBay and I am very satisfied with its performance and quality. Here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190183316352
It works VERY well and appears to be a quality item!! I read the surface temp of the iron every 30-45 seconds....only takes a couple of seconds to read with the red laser dot, and is accurate to a 10th of a degree.
eBay has dozens and dozens of models of digital thermometers. I can't see the need of a more expensive one than the one I got.
Mike Welch
Kolb MkIII. PolyFiber finished on fuselage and tailfeathers. Yay!! Wings are next. And whoever said "putting PolyFiber on is easy" is nuts!! It's a Major job! But, I'm not complaining! You can't complain when you are working on your airplane!!
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Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:47:31 -0800
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Mike or maybe Jaz...
Thanks for the word on the "Black Baron" from ACS. I checked their catalog and it looks like the unit for me.
Early next week I'll be on the mainland, so I'll drop by Harbor Freight and check out the IR senseing unit Jimmy recomended.
Got the rest of the materails together... So I should be able to get to work on the tear when I return at the end of the month.
Aloha
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henry.voris
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:26 am Post subject: Re: iron for fabric repair |
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Guys,
Thank you for all the good advice.
I'm gonna get the "Black Baron" from ACS & the IR sensor from eBay...
Aloha,
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