Here is something I haven’t seen before,
http://www.myoldhousejournal.com/forum/topics/2114602:Topic:781
For those of you who have occasion to remove window glazing. It is a hot plate with protection for the glass. I can’t locate the one referenced from C.R. Laurence though.
If you have an old heat plate, there might be a way to modify it to work like this.
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Not 2 hours ago, my painter and I were talking about that. He has one (out on loan), the infared bulb is VERY fragile and very $$.
So I said, sounds like a Halogen bulb in a worklight , always blowing so easy...THEN MY light came on, use a 500w halo flood, with the cage removed as a heater on putty...!!!!!!!!!
AH HA! A stroke of genius! I'll try it here at my shop before I brag TOO much.
BTW, I THINK they are no longer available, I searched and searched, NADA. All the spare parts are available tho'.
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I don't see the old Milwaukee heat plates anymore either, which is basically what one of these is, just with some more shielding. I've still got my heat plate, I might try and make something up if I ever get around to the basement windows.BTW, there are infared paint removers out there, so there might be some bulbs too. I like the halogen idea, but it might heat the surrounding area more too.
RE: surrounding area, these sash are getting stripped as well, so the blister may not be a problem. I just realized all my Q-Beams are dead bulbs, so I have not had a chance to test my ideer yet..BTW them 500W Q Halo bulbs are cheaper than dirt at Harbor Frieght.
I have duel tube , fan forced radiant quartz heater here that one of the "tubes" broke..I fired it up and sure enough it stayed dead on that tube. Then suddenly I heard ( and smelled) a sizzle..looked over at it and it was arching and the "broke" tube was working. I might cannibilize the heater and salvage the ends that connect the tube to power and , I guess they can be trimmed to length somehow.
I think with some hardie scraps, copper shield, and maybe a ridgid frame, I might could kill myself or burn a house down..LOL.
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You need to train one of them mutts to dial 911 for you. Maybe put the fire department on speed dial...
There are definitely a lot of home-brew solutions like your idea out there:
http://www.oceanmanorhouse.com/?page=paintremoverZ
Reply by Jane Powell on September 18, 2008 at 10:58pm
I came upon a tip for removing glazing putty in an old copy of American Carpenter and Builder- it involved coating the putty with gasoline and then setting it on fire! It might work, but I don't think I'd recommend it...
Here's the best one from that site, but I would say douse instead of coating. :)