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Post by sgtslag on Oct 12, 2018 18:15:44 GMT
Just discovered these things exist, by watching an older Mini Girl video, on YouTube. My reason for asking, is more based on the desire to speed drying of PVA Glue on textured bases, rather than wanting to speed-dry paint. Acrylic paints tend to dry up in 15 minutes, for most purposes. Here is an example of a model I am interested in trying out: Amazon link. It seems as if it would concentrate the gentle heat, and moving air on, and around, the figure placed inside of it's cavern-like cavity (it has a circulating fan). This particular model has a detachable base, so I could use a foam block, to increase its drying space, for larger figures, if need be. I am also intrigued with the idea that these devices may gently speed up the drying of Dip'ed figures, as well, without resorting to using a hair dryer, which would need to be mounted, and would take up more space on my painting desk. So, have you used them? What was your experience like? Would you recommend them? Why? Cheers!
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Post by skunkape on Oct 15, 2018 12:59:19 GMT
I have never used one myself, but would figure the strength of the airflow should be pretty soft as you would not want it blowing the nail polish around on the nail. Hench, it should do the same for minis, not blow the paint around! If that were the case, then it would be a good tool to get the paint to dry quicker.
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Post by erho on Oct 15, 2018 13:45:58 GMT
I have 2 of these from the ladies of the house, used them once and said they weren't that great.
I'll try to dig it out and do some tests!
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Post by sgtslag on Oct 15, 2018 21:54:17 GMT
Fantastic, erho ! I pulled the trigger the other night, ordering the unit for myself for testing. I should be willing to take mini Girl's recommendation, at her word, but I thought if it were really a great thing to use, it should be out there, in use by more than just her fans. So far, it seems to be largely ignored in the miniatures painting communities I traffic. Sad thing is that mine won't arrive until sometime in November (I think it is being shipped from China -- seriously). I'll report back on what I find. Not really concerned with acrylic paints drying -- they dry within 15 minutes, typically. I am interested in speeding the drying of PVA Glue on bases, as well as a lower heat application for Dip'ed figures, which have urethane applied to them. I've used my oven, set at 170 F, before, but that was before I knew the flashpoint temperature for the Minwax urethane stain products... Never had a problem, having baked several hundred figures with Minwax applied to them. Must have had divine favor while I was being recklessly stupid! This just seems so much safer, albeit likely more tedious. Time will tell. Cheers!
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Post by astrobouncer on Oct 18, 2018 16:39:22 GMT
I use a 20 inch box fan from wal mart for speeding up the drying of glues. Works great.
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