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Namabiiru
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Posted: Saturday, February 14, 2015 - 04:16 AM UTC

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Great ideas. I just lay a nickel on the parts, or just poke em down and flip them over every so often. The nickel is easier on the fingers when the water is hot. I really want to find a submersible heater I can lay in there to keep the water hot, kinda like a coffee cup heater only strait. Any ideas?

EJ


Well, how about this: Ask Matt for the design for his foam cutter. drill a hole each end of your tray to insert a lead in each end, then run the heater wire between them--obviously keep fingers out of the water while the heater is on! Would not meet UL standards. Another option would be to have a tube running from each end to some sort of heating pump so that you are continuously circulating hot water. Much safer option.

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Posted: Monday, February 16, 2015 - 07:52 PM UTC
An aquarium heater might be safer than a DIY version......
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Posted: Monday, February 16, 2015 - 10:40 PM UTC
how warm would you like the water to be ?
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Posted: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 01:43 AM UTC

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how warm would you like the water to be ?


As close to 212 degrees as possible, as boiling water works the best.

EJ
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Posted: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 03:14 AM UTC
Yep, a properly functioning aquarium heater isn't going to get you there...

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Posted: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 07:07 AM UTC
Rather than a soaker have you considered a steamer ?
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Posted: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 07:51 AM UTC
I have one, but it's for bending full size boat and canoe planking so is quite large to fire up for model work. Been thinking of a way to hook up wifey's tea kettle to a small steam box though.

EJ
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Posted: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 11:46 PM UTC
hit a secondhand store and get a tea kettle or a small pressure cooker. either could be modified to work pretty easy. (as opposed to messing up the wife's!!!!!!)
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Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 02:55 AM UTC
You're right - it would keep the tension down.

EJ
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Posted: Saturday, February 21, 2015 - 07:27 AM UTC
This isn't my BAT-IV input, but wanted to share it.

I needed to replace the ratty piece of Styrofoam I've been using to hold parts on sticks while drying, so I made a holder like the ones I have seen at ridiculous prices in the hobby stores here in Japan (maybe they have these in the US, too; I don't know).

Starting with an empty cardboard box from under the bed, I cut a bunch of strips of corrugated cardboard about an 1" wide:



After cutting to length, I squeezed regular white glue on one side of each and laminatated them together. Glued up and clamped:



After a couple minutes for the glue to set:



And here it is in action (actually a staged publicity photo):



One of these would cost me over $5 in the local hobby shop, but for the price of a fresh blade in the utility knife and a few drops of glue I was able to get three out of one small recycled box.

Namabiiru
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 06:33 AM UTC
Hey! When is someone going to get BAT IV going?

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