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Aw man there was no better toy than an iron when we were growing up!
Most kids these days just don't know the joy of an afternoon playing coboys and home-makers.
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My mom got real mad at me when I used her iron to shrink the MonoKote to my model airplane wing.
Similarly, I am shrinking dacron on my biplane wing. The 1000 watt iron I swiped from the house just would not get hot enough, so I bought a 1500 watt unit that was on clearance at the local Lowes. Paid $23.



Pictured: one of my wings, one of my hands, and the wimpy iron that was replaced today. Also present but not pictured: my other hand
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Last edited by cashflyer; 01-03-2014 at 01:25 PM.. Reason: changed "housewives" to the more gender-neutral term, "home-makers"
Old 01-03-2014, 12:25 PM
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