Re: Re: Burning prop block?

From: Jim Fackert <jfackert_at_cac.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:02:15 -0500

too much radiant heat in a toaster oven... you don't want to toast the
balsa or the form! A convection oven, which has no exposed heating
elements and circulates heat via fan blown hot air would be better. Home
depot has countertop units for $79 and up. I just picked one up at a
garage sale for $15. Ebay awaits too... with some buy-it -now prices
under $50...

or try bed bath and beyond, and use that $20 off coupon that comes in
the paper every week.

Plus, when you are banished to the doghouse for some other model based
travesty, you can warm up lunch... or even cook a turkey in record time
and surprise the little lady with no mess in the kitchen! Oh yeah... no
food allowed in the hobby oven.


;o))

jim

Nick Ray wrote:
>
>
> I use a toaster oven, its small and portable, you might be able to find one
> of these at a garage sale for 20 dollars and could take it out side.Nick
>
> On 11/18/07, Lee Dammann <ldamnann_at_new.rr.com
> <mailto:ldamnann%40new.rr.com>> wrote:
> >
> > I sure I read it somewhere to add the cup of water to avoid damage
> > to the microwave.. Could be urban legand. And I think the same
> > article said to zap 2 min, change the boiling water then 3 minutes.
> > Oh well, plan B.
> >
> > I'm already banded from the oven. Little mishap with rubberbands
> > around a LPP prop block breaking and falling on the element.
> >
> > How hot will a hot box get with 2 100w bulbs. Anyone use a hotbox
> > for props? I know the glider guys use them for curing bagged
> > wings.
> >
> > I could also throw the prop outlines in a hotbox for curing.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com><Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "Mark" <f1diddler_at_...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In
> Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups<Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>
> > .com <Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, "Mark" <f1diddler_at_>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In
> Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups<Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>
> > .com <Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, "Lee Dammann"
> > > > <ldamnann_at_> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > <<(I put a cup
> > > > > of water in with it and change it every 2 minutes)>>
> > >
> > > You upped the ante by adding water, which heats up more
> > > efficiently,etc.
> > >
> > > On second thought, 2 minutes may barely boil a cup of water,
> > depending
> > > on power setting, but that's still a long time for balsa. I
> > recall a
> > > couple indoor articles recommending 30-45 seconds in microwave.
> > (I'm
> > > sure we have some microwaved balsa pros here.)
> > > Mark F1diddler
> > > (convection oven advocate)
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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