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Post by rocketmanbkk on Jan 8, 2018 19:32:11 GMT
What do you use?
Mine is cream crackered & I need a new one.
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Post by tomplum on Jan 8, 2018 19:40:10 GMT
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Post by endfeed on Jan 8, 2018 19:40:37 GMT
I've been using 6mm cement board and my saw,had the grey one from monument,it's fell to bits😁
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Jan 8, 2018 19:41:43 GMT
I was looking at the monument o mat.
Any experience?
Or the regin premier 1300 degrees
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Post by endfeed on Jan 8, 2018 19:48:43 GMT
I had a few,find they start to fraying around the sides then fall to bits. Out of all my Matt's I've had these last the longest (monument that is)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2018 19:51:06 GMT
I use the cheap ones rocky and I've found over the years none of them last that long, I even have a small piece of hardi backer board that works well, I also find a good percentage of the time I just have the flame low and don't bother with the mat depending on location.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Jan 8, 2018 19:52:01 GMT
Cheers all
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Post by endfeed on Jan 8, 2018 19:58:00 GMT
I use the cheap ones rocky and I've found over the years none of them last that long, I even have a small piece of hardi backer board that works well, I also find a good percentage of the time I just have the flame low and don't bother with the mat depending on location. I use the backer board too mate,well it's called no more ply,same thing tho!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2018 20:00:03 GMT
I use the cheap ones rocky and I've found over the years none of them last that long, I even have a small piece of hardi backer board that works well, I also find a good percentage of the time I just have the flame low and don't bother with the mat depending on location. I use the backer board too mate,well it's called no more ply,same thing tho!!! It works well endfeed.  |
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Post by dickpuller on Jan 8, 2018 20:30:00 GMT
They’re all a bit crap. A good tip is use a ceramic tile behind fittings when soldering, if you can get it in!!!
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Post by tomplum on Jan 8, 2018 20:37:31 GMT
thanks Dick, another good tip from our Northern friend, a tip from myself is put the bolster chisel behind the joint,,  |
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Post by crowsfoot on Jan 8, 2018 20:56:48 GMT
A piece of slate . Some of those heat mats stink high heaven!!! |
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Post by woodbine66 on Jan 8, 2018 21:53:50 GMT
Thin cement board is good because it's cheap and doesn't transmit the heat like something metal can. Bit brittle though, so easily broken. I've got one of the posh ones with a hole in the middle and a slit so you can get it around a pipe. Mostly I use it when I need something flexible that the cement board can't get into.
Just be careful where you aim the flame - every plumber's worst nightmare - www.standard.co.uk/news/blundering-plumber-burns-down-5m-mansion-7218918.html
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Post by dickpuller on Jan 9, 2018 21:09:06 GMT
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Post by tomplum on Jan 9, 2018 21:16:14 GMT
I remember reading in a corgi book once about a spray, you spray the surrounding area with it and it becomes fireproof,,,did I dream it, has anyone else heard of it, I vividly remember the advert and then presenter sprayed his hand, then held the blowtorch on his hand, I know at my age the ole memory plays tricks, am i going crazy ?? please someone else remember it,  |
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