Re: [bolger] Fairing a lead keel
In a message dated 7/25/2005 9:27:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
bolger@yahoogroups.comwrites:
What's the best way to fair lead?
Hmm? I would try a power plane if a coarse open coat sander fouls up too
badly. Cable splicers and plumbers use a torch along with a leather "Palm" and
tallow to fair lead pipe and cable joints, but a pretty specialized skill
needed. They heat the lead to a pasty consistency and wipe it into place. A
similar approach might be to hit the lead with a torch and scrape off the excess
metal then smooth it down with a torch and wiping "palm". Lead is pretty poor
conductor of heat so the danger of melting the whole keel would be slight if
you used a propane torch with a spreader tip.
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bolger@yahoogroups.comwrites:
What's the best way to fair lead?
Hmm? I would try a power plane if a coarse open coat sander fouls up too
badly. Cable splicers and plumbers use a torch along with a leather "Palm" and
tallow to fair lead pipe and cable joints, but a pretty specialized skill
needed. They heat the lead to a pasty consistency and wipe it into place. A
similar approach might be to hit the lead with a torch and scrape off the excess
metal then smooth it down with a torch and wiping "palm". Lead is pretty poor
conductor of heat so the danger of melting the whole keel would be slight if
you used a propane torch with a spreader tip.
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