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SimonUK
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Linseed oil and heat treating
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August 28, 2007, 07:24:20 pm »
Is it a bad idea to heat treat the belly of a bow that has linseed oil applied? Do I need to have fire extinguishers at hand?
Thanks. Simon.
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Marc St Louis
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August 28, 2007, 08:10:01 pm »
No problem, go ahead.
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D. Tiller
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August 28, 2007, 08:52:01 pm »
Hmm!!! Got any marshmallows?
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SimonUK
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August 29, 2007, 07:33:07 pm »
Any consensus?
I ask the question because the label on the bottle says 'avoid contact with clothes - spontaneous combustion is possible'
What's this stuff going to do when I hold my bow over the gas cooker? (That's how I'm planning to do it, sorry didn't mention that)
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Kegan
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August 29, 2007, 08:40:16 pm »
My brother and I tested how flamable linseed was by burning a small cloth in the old firepit that was used to apply linseed. Didn't burn well. I have used heat onto linseed, and it doesn't catch but it does burn a little, making it black. I usually just sand it off and then heat it, looks prettier that way
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Marc St Louis
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August 29, 2007, 09:22:40 pm »
I've heated it till it smokes with a heat gun. Didn't catch fire. Not likely to do any more than that using an open flame
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Re: Linseed oil and heat treating
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August 29, 2007, 09:40:39 pm »
Like Marc said..............bob
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SimonUK
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August 30, 2007, 06:23:55 am »
Thanks guys.
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Dustybaer
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August 30, 2007, 08:48:11 am »
if i understood it correctly, spontaneous combustion can only happen while the oil is drying. it's the vapors, that are so flamable. once the oil is dry, it should be safe.
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