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rparigor(at)suffolk.lib.n
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 Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:22 pm Post subject: outrigger leg broke |
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If anyone has a broken outrigger leg, may be nice to know if we can fix brittleness that caused it to break (if dry climate was culprit).
First put in a vise and load it and measure flexability, then boil it for 5 or so minutes, let cool and try again.
Then test every few months to see how long it takes to get brittle again.
In dry areas may just need to boil at every conditional?
If you prefer send it to me and I will fool with.
Ron Parigoris
44 Carriage Drive
Kings Park, NY 11754
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craigb(at)onthenet.com.au
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| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:15 am Post subject: outrigger leg broke |
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Ron,
most polymers become brittle because of a loss of the volitile hydrocarbons
they contain,
the higher the temp generally the faster the loss of these hydrocarbons.
Depending on the
material you MAY actually make a polymer based component harder by boiling
it and then cooling it.
UV light can and does play a part here too, I suppose you could put some
SPF50 on your outriggers
to block those UV's, but seriously some of the new clear films block 99% of
UV which would fix
the issue if it is UV related
craig
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