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I have been doing something very similiar for years. I just use the sheet paper that they wrap my fiberglass cloth orders with. I jsut throw it across the part and the heater. I set the heater to low and let the thermo stat on the heater take care of temp. If it gets to hot the thermo coupler in the heater with shut it down. Great for getting parts to set up quickly. Can do 3 or 4 during the day on the week end.

Mike
 
Great Idea!! I would have never thought of it. I will be trying it out on my next build.

 Thanks for sharing 

Jim
 
Do you think that building a box made of insulating foam board would be okay? I'm working on a Zippkit Bullit boat and will soon be getting ready to paint. When I think of all that surface to apply paint to I want to have an efficient setup so it turns out well.

Does anyone have any ideas of a jig to hold the boat on a horizontal axis and then be able to rotate it as you spray paint? The idea of having all the surfaces accessable while your painting.

Lee
 
I liked this idea a lot. I have a 30 x 30 outbuilding and keeping the whole building warm is pricy. I did what Lee suggested. Two 4 x 8 panels of insulating board from Lowe's, around $25.

Went on Amazon and bought a small 500 watt heater and a thermostat to cycle it, $42.80. I wanted to be able to do a scale boat in it so I cut the board in half on the length. Cut each 2' section at 5' on the length and then taped the 5' section and 3' section to create a hinge. Put each side up and you have a 3' x 5' box 2' high. Used the second panel to make a top. Everything folds flat for storage.

Started using it today. Works great.
 

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I use a large cardboard box and lid with a piece of pegboard (the one with the holes) about half way between the top and the bottom to lay the parts on then use a ceramic type heater to warm it. It circulates the air from the top and pushes it into the bottom of the box and back up through the holes in the pegboard. This keeps the warm air spread out evenly. This type of heater does not get hot enough to cause a fire.
I also use this contraption to cure my carbon and/or fiberglass work.
To hold a boat hull, I use a piece of steel rod stuck into the stuffing box.
Crude but it works good.......

Charles
 
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