Subject: RE: [baidarka] High-altitude steam bending
From: Prehn, George (George.Prehn@usap.gov)
Date: Wed Sep 07 2005 - 22:46:40 EDT
I'm at South Pole where the altitude is over 10,000 most of the time, I
did some steam bending this last winter and it turned out pretty well,
my problem occurred after the fact with a relative humidity of less then
3%.
George
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Subject: Re: [baidarka] High-altitude steam bending
On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, Wayne Angevine wrote:
> I'm considering building a Greenland kayak. Everything I've read
about
> steam bending says that getting the highest possible temperature is
> critical to success. I have a basic disadvantage -- I live at 5400
ft.
> (1600 m) altitude. The temperature of boiling water here is about 86C
> or 204F.
>
> Has anyone successfully done steam bending at this altitude?
Did mine at 4800 ft, didn't have any more than the usual amount of
trouble.
Brian Huffaker, DSWL (bifft@xmission.com)
RV-8A 80091 Building battery box
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