DIY Packraft | Tuk | Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/skumring/activity/ Activity feed for Tuk. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:50:51 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 cfbeffff5d0dd832c586d66942748f66 Tuk started the topic Heat Iron Exploded! (Anyone has one in Germany?) in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-iron-exploded-anyone-has-one-in-germany/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:43:51 -0700 So I was making good progress ironing the first tube yesterday, when I noticed something warm on on my elbow. I looked and it was thick, gray smoke coming from the back end of the leather iron. I quickly threw it onto a plate I have on the floor for putting the hot iron on and immediately after a loud pop sounded with a spark coming from the iron.…[Read more]

]]> 0 4e57713e5c70aee647a8b49bafc6e093 Tuk replied to the topic Pieces not aligning with dot/slit (3RL, 2RL) in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/pieces-not-aligning-with-dot-slit-3rl-2rl/#post-16552 Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:32:30 -0700 Thanks Matt, I trimmed 3R and like you suggested and it seems like everything will be ok 🙂 .

]]> 0 219fa651698baa3087c5658679456761 Tuk replied to the topic Pieces not aligning with dot/slit (3RL, 2RL) in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/pieces-not-aligning-with-dot-slit-3rl-2rl/#post-16514 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:19:00 -0700 Oh, seems like I replied to myself instead of to you. Hope you see my picture above 🙂 .

]]> 0 08b36e5e11adb6405e8195d478c994f1 Tuk replied to the topic Pieces not aligning with dot/slit (3RL, 2RL) in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/pieces-not-aligning-with-dot-slit-3rl-2rl/#post-16513 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:34:08 -0700 True, I didn’t send the right photo, here it is. I didn’t proceed yet..

 

]]> 0 709c25d350db999327c59340c576f1a6 Tuk started the topic Pieces not aligning with dot/slit (3RL, 2RL) in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/pieces-not-aligning-with-dot-slit-3rl-2rl/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:38:22 -0700 Hi,

I’m just starting out with the build of the two-person kit 🙂 .

One question: When aligning the 3R/3L pieces to the alignment dot, the end of the piece does not align to the slit like described in the description (see photos). It’s off by around 1 cm so seems significant.

It’s the same when aligning the 2R/2L pieces, the slits do not align…[Read more]

]]> 0 57e635cbddb069e4824744dddffc1416 Tuk posted an update: Hi @cedric, I'm also in Germany, did you have any luck […] https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/4104/ Tue, 18 May 2021 21:07:50 -0700 Hi @cedric, I’m also in Germany, did you have any luck finding an iron here or at least in Europe? Cheers, Tuk

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