Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
handy dent fixer
Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
My ancient Weller soldering iron and a soggy rag. Puts heat just where needed. Followed by blast from shop hair drier. These nontraditional woodworking "tools" get frequent use.
Dark line is where there used to be a depression. What is left will easily sand away.
Re: handy dent fixer
Jack Guzman from Maine
I use an edge banding iron.
A couple more *LINK*
David Yoho
Good tricks, Bill. Here's a couple others you can tuck away from my buddy Charles Neil.
In case you don't do U Tube, Bill, what he's demonstrating is the use of a small clothing steamer and also a little denatured alcohol on the dent that he lights with a lighter. He knocked two dents into a piece of wood with a hard mallet and they were gone when done.
Charles Neil dent removal tips
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John K Jordan
It's amazing how well that works.
I use a Weller for that too, except no longer the gun but a pro soldering station. I keep some bits that are broader than those I generally use for soldering. Good for welding certain plastics too.
Whole new recipe for Cherry Jubilee....
Barry Irby
How to flambe your project....
Lets take up a collection and buy Charles some rubber gloves...He probably would not wear them. Lets get him some GoJo.
I have used a clothes steamer. Never thought of the alcohol. Glad he pointed out to use the other hand to light it.
I have a similar soldering iron. It may have gotten a new lease on life. Thanks Bill.
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William Duffield
I use a steam iron. It gets the water to the right temperature, without the chance of burning the wood. It can be useful for veneering, bending small strips of wood, and loosening hide glue bonds.
Don't borrow one from the wife. Buy your own.
It is also useful for veneering, steam bending thin wood strips, and disassembling hide glue joints.
Wish I could fix the dent...
Joe in a Cleveland suburb
on my wife's car that easily.
Jerks in parking lots 