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I have had great day tying up jigs of all colors and types. I love this alky burner I got from barlows. It does a good job. Gonna head out and try em outin the morning.:biggrinI wanna thank everyone on this forum for the help and comments. I look forward to keep learning and seeing the new jigs that come on here.
James
Post up some pics!!!!!!!!! and good luck with them - let us know how you did!!!!!!!
Gotta have those pics James! How else we gonna help you get any better?!?:donoRoflRoflRofl
I have been using a Al burner for a long time now, ever since I first started. Been trying to figure that out lately and not sure if it was 2006 or not now. For a while I just kept tying and didn't pay attention to how long it's been. The oldest pictures and emails I can find are from 2006 so I guess that is when I first started. I thought it may have been earlier because I didn't think I quit trading stocks in 2006, I thought for sure it was earlier and maybe it was and just took me that long to figure out I had to find something to do.
So I guess I have been using the burner for 6 years now and wouldn't trade it for any other way still.
Al burner? What's that for? Do I need to spend more money? LOL!!:crazy:Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
Alcohol burner I use to heat my jig heads to paint, LOL. Sorry for the abrevation, but I get lazy and being a pipe smoker we abbreviate everything. You wouldn't believe it, but with us pipe guys it's kind of like we have our own language.
Also not to be confused with wing burners which is a tool for fly tying!
ive been using an electric heat gun for years...does an alcohol brner work better. just wondering.
icejohn
OK, others hinted at it, I will say it!!
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I Like the alcohol burner for several reasons. First it works and burns clean and once you get a count down for each size it's as simple and counting at your speed to what ever it takes and dip the head. You really are better with 1/4" wick over the 1/8" as for me it's a bigger and better flame! The one if the big things over a heat gun is I don't have to listen to all that noise. Plus I don't have to hold it or worry about how to keep it still and stable.
I have bought several, one all metal, but it has a 1/8" wick and another off eBay, but it's lid doesn't screw on so don't think it will keep my alcohol from evaporating which I don't have that problem. I bought mine that I like from Barlow's.
Some like the heat gun, just not me!
thanks skip i'll have to get me one and try it. here's just another reason i like this site you get so many good ideas and helpful veteran members.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
thanks,
icejohn
I use one of the wickless, all metal alcohol burners. I really like it. The only thing is being all metal it can get really hot after a little while and I put a ceramic coaster under it to protect the surface it sits on when I use it.
I thought about getting one like that a good while back and when you tell me it gets hot, I am happy I didn't. Probably would burn my self with it! Mine with wick only gets hot around the top cap so you can still pick it up to move it or what ever and don't need anything under it for protection. I use an old place mat and large manilla envelope just to keep everything clean and my burner sits on that!
Hey Skip!
I have one with a wick also and like both of them. I guess I probably like the wickless one mainly because of the pure blue flame it has.
Is the flame fairly large or small? I came so close to buying one!
The flame on mine begins about 2" tall but after a little time is just under an inch tall and about 5/16" wide.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu