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Oven Annealing

Posted By: Dana
Date: Monday, 17 July 2006, at 6:25 a.m.

Does anyone here oven-anneal their finished neon sign work? Shipping tubes is going to be very common next year and I am petrified of breakage.

I have been stress-testing (dropping) my rejects to see where I am putting strain in the tubes and for the most part, I must be doing something right because most tubes will take a 6" fall to a hard surface without breakage.

The part that will break on direct impact is usually a double-back or drop-turn.

I have read and observed every rule of avoiding stress, but the whole shipping issue makes me queasy.

Since the oven I need would be fairly small-I only will be shipping window signage and individual units won't exceed 30", mostly a lot less-it seems like a worthwhile consideration.

Messages In This Thread

• Oven Annealing -- Dana -- Monday, 17 July 2006, at 6:25 a.m.
  • Re: Oven Annealing -- Gavin -- Monday, 17 July 2006, at 11:44 a.m.
  • Re: Oven Annealing -- Joel Schultz -- Wednesday, 9 August 2006, at 7:48 p.m.

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