Comments on: A basic guide to plastic / kayak welding… http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/index.php/2009/07/a-basic-guide-to-plastic-kayak-welding/ Prefessional Paddle Sport Instruction Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: sandra742 http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/index.php/2009/07/a-basic-guide-to-plastic-kayak-welding/comment-page-1/#comment-331 sandra742 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:49:38 +0000 http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/?p=421#comment-331 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> By: Gillies Payne http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/index.php/2009/07/a-basic-guide-to-plastic-kayak-welding/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Gillies Payne Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:14:02 +0000 http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/?p=421#comment-303 Adrian, Hi Thank you for this. I wish I had known of this before I torched an early model of plastic dinghy in the 1970's. It was a big split, but after the fire you could hardly notice it. Or what was left of the boat, for that matter. It's sort of coloured my approach to rocks ever since. Now with renewed confidence and a bent spoon I can change my whole approach! Many thanks indeed. Gillies Adrian, Hi

Thank you for this.

I wish I had known of this before I torched an early model of plastic dinghy in the 1970′s. It was a big split, but after the fire you could hardly notice it. Or what was left of the boat, for that matter.

It’s sort of coloured my approach to rocks ever since. Now with renewed confidence and a bent spoon I can change my whole approach! Many thanks indeed.

Gillies

]]> By: adrianshanahan http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/index.php/2009/07/a-basic-guide-to-plastic-kayak-welding/comment-page-1/#comment-89 adrianshanahan Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:48:09 +0000 http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/?p=421#comment-89 Hi Chris, The idea of drilling the holes at the ends of the split it to "terminate" the crack in a symmetrical fashion, in normal speak that just means that it should prevent one specific weak spot at either end of the split. Also shouls you impact the nose again in the same spot even if you do split it again its far less likely to get any longer. Adrian Hi Chris,

The idea of drilling the holes at the ends of the split it to “terminate” the crack in a symmetrical fashion, in normal speak that just means that it should prevent one specific weak spot at either end of the split. Also shouls you impact the nose again in the same spot even if you do split it again its far less likely to get any longer.

Adrian

]]> By: Chris http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/index.php/2009/07/a-basic-guide-to-plastic-kayak-welding/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Chris Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:40:20 +0000 http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/?p=421#comment-88 What is the idea behind drilling the holes? What is the idea behind drilling the holes?

]]> By: adrianshanahan http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/index.php/2009/07/a-basic-guide-to-plastic-kayak-welding/comment-page-1/#comment-82 adrianshanahan Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:15:43 +0000 http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/?p=421#comment-82 Cheers, I wish I could take credit for the spoon/blow torch combo myself but I had seen it used a good few years back and I just stole the idea. Works a treat though. Can't say I've seen too many colomoscopys to be able to compare but I imagine melted plastic in your colon cant be a good thing..lol Adrian Cheers,

I wish I could take credit for the spoon/blow torch combo myself but I had seen it used a good few years back and I just stole the idea. Works a treat though.

Can’t say I’ve seen too many colomoscopys to be able to compare but I imagine melted plastic in your colon cant be a good thing..lol

Adrian

]]> By: JB http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/index.php/2009/07/a-basic-guide-to-plastic-kayak-welding/comment-page-1/#comment-80 JB Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:38:48 +0000 http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/?p=421#comment-80 Nice tutorial. I like the spoon technique.The inside the boat shot looks like one of those colonoscopy photos.... Nice tutorial. I like the spoon technique.The inside the boat shot looks like one of those colonoscopy photos….

]]> By: Chris Berry http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/index.php/2009/07/a-basic-guide-to-plastic-kayak-welding/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Chris Berry Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:17:53 +0000 http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/?p=421#comment-65 good to know, totally. having to use it, not on my "things to do before i die" list good to know, totally. having to use it, not on my “things to do before i die” list

]]> By: adrianshanahan http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/index.php/2009/07/a-basic-guide-to-plastic-kayak-welding/comment-page-1/#comment-48 adrianshanahan Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:47:06 +0000 http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/?p=421#comment-48 Ah sure Kyle with that Burn its only a matter of time before it needs fixing....Let me know if you even need a hand. Ah sure Kyle with that Burn its only a matter of time before it needs fixing….Let me know if you even need a hand.

]]> By: Kyle Tunney http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/index.php/2009/07/a-basic-guide-to-plastic-kayak-welding/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Kyle Tunney Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:42:32 +0000 http://adrianshanahan.com/wordpress/?p=421#comment-40 Good stuff man, hopefully I won't have to use this tutorial!! :-) Good stuff man, hopefully I won’t have to use this tutorial!! :-)

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