John you are right I doubt you could bend .040" arond a telephone pole smoothly
I meant .004" and .008" mis place in the decmal. I like thin. 008" on the bottom and the .004 between the blanket is just a seperator.
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| Author: | Shane Neifer [ Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:42 am ] |
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Those of you using blued spring steel, how thick are your slats? Thanks Shane |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:25 am ] |
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Shane I believe most people use .010" or .012" I like .08" for the bottom of my sandwich and .040" between the wood and blanket but I like to use .012" on the outside between the press cauls and the blanket. Yes I use 3 per sandwich. |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:13 am ] |
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mine are .010 Shane .... |
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| Author: | tippie53 [ Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:19 am ] |
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I use .o15 , they are heavy enough to support the wood if it tries to move . Also it helps to add "thermal mass" for more consistent heat. I tried alot of different sizes from . ,040 and .080 are very heavy and won't get into tight curves. Are you sure they are so think? john |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:47 am ] |
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John you are right I doubt you could bend .040" arond a telephone pole smoothly I meant .004" and .008" mis place in the decmal. I like thin. 008" on the bottom and the .004 between the blanket is just a seperator.
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| Author: | Colin S [ Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:49 am ] |
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Mine are whatever thickness John Hall sells. I figured that a man that bends that many sides knows the right thickness steel to use, so just bought them from him. Work perfectly. I don't believe in reinventing the wheel. Colin |
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| Author: | Shane Neifer [ Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:31 am ] |
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Thanks for the feed back..... Shane |
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