I'm about ready to start straightening the mid and tip on a rod that I have been refinishing. I have Stuart Kirkfield's book on rod restoration but
does anyone have some secrets to tell me before I start.
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Before you heat the section, bend it opposite the set, then heat, then hold. Only let go when it has cooled off. This will cut your straightening time in half.
To do this you have to have a hands free way to heat the section. I've been using a hair dryer held between my thighs pointed up, and it's plugged into
a power strip which I can shut off and on with my foot (so I don't have to sit and listen to it while I wait for the section to cool)
I would advise a hair dryer rather than an alcohol lamp because it's impossible to fry a section with a hair dryer. It's too easy to fry a section with an alcohol lamp. Most people on here probably use alcohol lamps, all of the old timers used them, but I feel more comfortable with a hair dryer. |
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Posts: 4898 11/13/2009 11:41 Moderator |
Steam from a tea kettle works well especially if ther is no varnish on the blank.
Otherwise a hair dyer or adjustable heat gun. Heat gun is a bit quieter than a hair dryer.
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Posts: 27 11/13/2009 13:01 |
I use the burner on the electric stove. That way it is even heat and I can use both hands to straighten.
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