DIY Packraft | terryjaye | Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/terryjaye/activity/ Activity feed for terryjaye. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:36:24 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 aa90a30b446f9a17c83a521bae90425c terryjaye replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-sealing-tools/#post-14889 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:42:46 -0700 Yes, I did try welding some scraps with the iron. It was a frustrating experience requiring a long exposure to make it work. I wasn’t happy with the final weld. Possibly my technique, or the cold iron or a combination of both. If I didn’t have another use for the step up transformer, I would’ve purchased a 120V aircraft iron from Aircraft…[Read more]

]]> 0 780ef68a59a3fcb8cee1c85e900881d7 terryjaye replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-sealing-tools/#post-14885 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:36:16 -0700 A 120V-250V step up transformer was delivered late yesterday. 26 hours after ordering. There is some advantages to living within an hour of Toronto. Appears to be a quality build and it turned on and produced 236V from my 120V residential line . $87.99CAD delivered.…[Read more]

]]> 0 e0820a765bcd35dc626393bd66cba57c terryjaye replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-sealing-tools/#post-14880 Sun, 11 Jul 2021 14:53:11 -0700 I wanted to remove any variability in my thermo stand and actual temperatures. So, I painted the iron’s surface flat black and used my infrared toy. Spot checks revealed a variety of temperatures with the hottest about 1 cm away from where the wires enter the body.

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With this technique, maximum temperatures reached were 157C. Yeah, waiting for…[Read more]

]]> 0 0d5ffbef1f47af91b21427f150eb7c83 terryjaye replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-sealing-tools/#post-14878 Sun, 11 Jul 2021 13:07:41 -0700 Hello,

My first post here. I just received my Telkwa kit and am acquiring the tools needed to start assembly. I purchased the Jingda iron and am waiting for a roller to arrive. In the meantime, I tested the iron for temperature with a stand I made up from aluminum bar stock and other workshop scraps. I riveted 2 pieces together and drilled a hole…[Read more]

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