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 Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject: simple question, hard answer IRON FOR SHRINKING |
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I've tried several of the irons available locally and the wife's old
Black and Decker. Is there an iron available most everywhere (I'm in
Canada) that will perform within the alotted temp ranges? I've found
that far from 15 deg, most fluctuate almost 60 deg.
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temco(at)telusplanet.net
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:16 pm Post subject: simple question, hard answer IRON FOR SHRINKING |
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Dave
Try the Black and Decker model #F63D it seems to work ok once you calibrate
it.
Ted Palamarek
Edmonton, Ab
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john(at)leptron.com
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:13 pm Post subject: simple question, hard answer IRON FOR SHRINKING |
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Ted,
The last wing project I did, was completed using a smaller but more
efficient iron from the hobby industry. I was a black baron digital that
cost about 29 dollars and was good for 3 degrees difference. The larger unit
I have used was modified and bought from stits.
John Oakley
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andynfultz(at)bellsouth.n
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:21 pm Post subject: simple question, hard answer IRON FOR SHRINKING |
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Dave,
I've just gone through that same process and I've not found one yet. I've
tried several from $9.99 up. None seem to fit the bill. I'm using one a
friend got on sale from Sears for $5.99. I set it for the max temp I need
at the time and then iron several times.
Andy Fultz
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Lynn Matteson
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Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:40 am Post subject: simple question, hard answer IRON FOR SHRINKING |
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B&D S220 worked for me....twice...I dropped the first one after the
plane was 1/2 done, and found a second model of the same type. The
calibration took me over 3 hours each time. The bulb type thermometer
would not give me the exact upper and lower temps that I wanted to
see, so I also included a digital thermometer when I calibrated both
my irons. This way I could see exact numbers, and not just a red
line, and having to interpolate between rather coarse lines on the
bulb type. That said, I found that the iron I mentioned ranged from
20-30 degrees all across the temp settings. I calibrated my iron with
the same extension cord that I was going to use during the whole
covering process, using the same outlet...ok, so I'm anal. 
It just happened that I calibrated the irons late at night...no
mowers or chainsaws in the neighborhood at that hour....when it was
quiet, and I could hear the internal switch inside the iron clicking
on and off as it reached the ends of the heat range....you need to
have the rock and roll turned off to achieve this, I found.
Once you have the numbers written down, it's an easy matter to choose
the average temp for that setting and go with it, knowing it will
fluctuate (in my case) 10-15 degrees each way from that average.
Lynn Matteson
Grass Lake, Michigan
Kitfox IV Speedster w/Jabiru 2200
flying w/400+ hrs
On Sep 9, 2007, at 4:54 PM, Dave G. wrote:
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I've tried several of the irons available locally and the wife's
old Black and Decker. Is there an iron available most everywhere
(I'm in Canada) that will perform within the alotted temp ranges?
I've found that far from 15 deg, most fluctuate almost 60 deg.
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barry(at)pgtc.com
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:29 am Post subject: simple question, hard answer IRON FOR SHRINKING |
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Dave and all, I had the same problem and finally found one that repeated
pretty well. I also have one of the small irons to be used for corners and
other tight places and it seems more consistant. Never the less, I drilled
out from the back of the bottom plate and inserted a metal thermometer so I
could get constant readings. Maybe this can be done for some household
irons also.
Barry West
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john(at)leptron.com
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:35 am Post subject: simple question, hard answer IRON FOR SHRINKING |
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The hobby industry has a spring type thermometer used to calibrate the
irons. I believe it is made by monokote.
John Oakley
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cjswa(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject: simple question, hard answer IRON FOR SHRINKING |
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Dave,
I tried a lot of irons about 4 years ago before I found one that held
temperature accurately. The best I found was a Sunbeam Model 3980, which is
just a basic iron that I bought at WalMart for about $10. For the tighter
areas I used a Black Baron iron (from AC Spruce and others) which holds
temperature very accurately.
Bill Anderson
Brentwood, NH
Model IV - 1050
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:44 pm Post subject: simple question, hard answer IRON FOR SHRINKING |
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