Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 11:09:21 -0400
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To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: "Craig O'Donnell" <dadadata@friend.ly.net>
Subject: [baidarka] 10-oz Twill Weave?
I dunno, this starts to sound like Dacron sailcloth, although I know
nothing about the heat shrink properties of such.
Apparently all Dacron will heat shrink. The problem is once you go past a
certain temperature it relaxes again and never can be shunk. Aircraft
Spruce has a lot of info online - or did - about this process and how to
calibrate an iron, etc.
I have some salvage sailcloth. Perhaps I should experiment. Another item
for the endless list.
Craig O'Donnell
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