Unwarping TRK's & Old Paulsons (Some Pic's) (1 Viewer)

[RussB42]

I bought these as a challange to see if I could do them. Almost 500 chips and can only do 9 at a time.(don't have enough

plain Ceramice to do more).

All these chips are warped very bad and need one hell of a good cleaning.

Most are Near New/New Condition outerwise.

Enjoy the Pic's, as they come out pretty damm good. See if ya can tell the difference...

 

[superchromix]

cool! how did you do it?

 

[dew4au]

Nice work, Russ! What temp and how long?

 

[RussB42]

175 Deg, tightened frequently and when I though it was enough, tightened just a little more, left in clamp and put in Freezer until cooled.

 

[liftapint]

These look great, Russ.

I haven't tried flattening warped chips yet. I'm nervous, since I've seen some chips that were "fixed", tightened "just a little (too much) more"...and ended up squooshed.

 

[grantc54]

175 Deg, tightened frequently and when I though it was enough, tightened just a little more, left in clamp and put in Freezer until cooled.

How frequently and how long did you heat them overall? Seems like a fun project.

 

[RussB42]

Probabally 10-15 Minutes, tightening every couple minutes. After they get warm/hot , you can tell when to stop tightening them. Just go slow and watch the edges of the chips.
When the screw get tight STOP.

When done, I have found putting them in the freezer clamped together lets them cool and not return to warped.

I should be sure after a few days.

It is somewhat fun, but very time consumming.

I need more Ceramics do go faster and an additional C Clamp or 2.

 

[RussB42]

I wasan't sure about the TR Kings , but they are the same as the Paulson's.

 

[MD Mike]

I’ve posted this in other warp threads but I had great success with 140 degrees for 10-15 minutes for BCC chips. Just adding that in there

 

[AfterTheFact]

Great pick up Russ. They were in my watch list but I forgot to bid... Glad you got them!

 

[FDLmold]

Try silicone treated parchment between the chips. I bet you go twice as fast.

 

[RussB42]

My Oven only goes low to 175 Deg.

I'll check on the parchment.

 

[BGinGA]

175 degrees is too hot, and a chip disaster just waiting to happen.

Check the PCF thread on using a light bulb in your oven to flatten chips. With the thermal characteristics of the oven, a light bulb will create sufficient heat to do the job without catastrophic risk.

 

[RussB42]

Thanks, Will check this out.

 

[MD Mike]

175 degrees is too hot, and a chip disaster just waiting to happen.

Check the PCF thread on using a light bulb in your oven to flatten chips. With the thermal characteristics of the oven, a light bulb will create sufficient heat to do the job without catastrophic risk.

Yeah, can’t stress that enough.

175 degrees is like Jessica Alba hot.

You’re looking for a milder 135-145 Jessica Biel hot. Or even a combo like Jennifer Love Hewitt where she starts off hot, then cools off, then gets hot again.

 

[bullets]

Good thread. Seems he got lucky with 175... chips look good.

I'll have to try something similar with some old warped fun nites.

 

[RussB42]

Just to Note, that the TRK's are much harder to get flat !!!!!!!!