Ice Blades

I would think using a heavy duty soldering gun would get it hot enough and retain enough heat to powder paint after soldering. I have two the pencil style and then an actual gun and that gun will glow red hot!

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Originally Posted by SuperDave336

I would think using a heavy duty soldering gun would get it hot enough and retain enough heat to powder paint after soldering. I have two the pencil style and then an actual gun and that gun will glow red hot!

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I will be working with the heat gun today before I was working with an alcohol lamp you have to be super careful alcohol lamps are very hot flame and you have to stay above the flame a little bit but I still don’t like it because I can’t get the paint to even out the powder paint so will be working with that today in the shop

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Originally Posted by SuperDave336

I would think using a heavy duty soldering gun would get it hot enough and retain enough heat to powder paint after soldering. I have two the pencil style and then an actual gun and that gun will glow red hot!

https://www.crappie.com/crappie/diy-...teardrop-lure/

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Those old guns were monsters. I Haven't had one in years. Built and electric motor for a school project using one

As I promised we were working with a Wagner heat gun and we set the temperature for 450° that was the ticket . The alcohol lamp that I was using it was way too hot and you could not control the temperature as you can with the gun I have an closed a picture you can see the difference from the ones I previously done.

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Originally Posted by snake River

Be working today on a different heat source for my powder paint trying to make the paint look a little bit better on the blade we thought about going to airbrushing but that’s another whole ball game of buying a little compressor in a little spraygun but it would be cool because we could use it on our plastics also.

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Remember Keith did a lot of airbrush work on his ice jigs too.

Here are some more ice blades I did today
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Very nice Bob!

Those look great bob!


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Originally Posted by SuperDave336

I would think using a heavy duty soldering gun would get it hot enough and retain enough heat to powder paint after soldering. I have two the pencil style and then an actual gun and that gun will glow red hot!

https://www.crappie.com/crappie/diy-...teardrop-lure/

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You are so correct! That is what I use. I AM shipahoy 41 and I APPROVE of this message! I have been soldering ice jigs well over 55 years and you just have to take your time on each one. When I am soldering the Ice blade is held with forceps to keep it stable and in place while soldering. The moment I see the solder begin to solidify is when you hold it over the jar of powder paint and use a butter knife or small spoon to spoon it on the warm ice jig. The powder paint will begin to melt then.


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Originally Posted by shipahoy41

Remember Keith did a lot of airbrush work on his ice jigs too.

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Is Keith still alive I haven’t seen anything or heard anything about him in a long time he’s the one that really got me started in making plastic.