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  1. M

    Help for a novice, please: stripping paint

    Thanks for looking that up. yes, a variation on the theme. I'll look into it more, later. As I said before, I started out with a manufactured device that was advertised for this purpose among others and then tried to improve it. I must say, I have come to appreciate why "just a little metal and...
  2. M

    Help for a novice, please: stripping paint

    That would work for larger surfaces, or maybe mounted above a flat surface as a working platform for window sashes that were removed, etc. I don't think I want to be holding it while on a ladder doing smaller work, though. ;-)
  3. M

    Help for a novice, please: stripping paint

    You are all being very kind and helpful and I thank you. This project is for a portable IR heat source, for softening paint on interior and exterior surfaces of a house. Actually the first I heard of this concept was a pro painter who had modified a quartz lamp space heater, and I used one like...
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    Help for a novice, please: stripping paint

    I use the heat lamp very close to the surface. Heat guns take more energy (1250W) (lots of inefficiency in heating blowing air), have a considerably greater chance of causing fires, and can heat leaded paint to the point of vaporizing the lead, necessitating either dangerous work conditions or...
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    Help for a novice, please: stripping paint

    Thank you for the suggestions. They are sound advice, but I'm not sure where to go with it, This saga began by looking for some kind of heat lamp on the McMaster-Carr industrial supply site (like Grainger, the ultimate hardware store online). The device I obtained, marketed for uses as above...
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    Help for a novice, please: stripping paint

    feel free to ignore me, but I ran across your site while trying to research details about bipin bases and figured people here know what I need to know. I am not in theatre. The quick version, I need clarity about lamp and lamp base standards, etc., specifically what bulb to use in a Osram...
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