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| Author: | Michael Smith [ Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Ibex Bending Iron Wattage |
Can someone please tell me how many watts are the ibex bending irons or those like them. I got a chunk of aluminum and am making my own and want a little more pop. Mine won't have any wood and will have a timer built in. |
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ibex Bending Iron Wattage |
There was a recent thread about this started by Howard Klepper. |
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| Author: | John A [ Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ibex Bending Iron Wattage |
200 w |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ibex Bending Iron Wattage |
200W is standard. I bumped mine up to 400W with a new heat cartridge. Gets a lot hotter and does that faster. |
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| Author: | Dave Fifield [ Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ibex Bending Iron Wattage |
I followed Howard's advice and changed out the heater (and switch unit) in my bending iron to the 400W part he recommended. It now works very well indeed: before, at 200W, it took 20 minutes or more to heat up to a usable temperature, and never seemed to be quite hot enough. Cheers, Dave F. |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ibex Bending Iron Wattage |
Howard Klepper wrote: 200W is standard. I bumped mine up to 400W with a new heat cartridge. Gets a lot hotter and does that faster. hmmm - I like that idea! |
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