Re: How to get tar really hott? Re: HElllP!, did I fry my NST?

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Original poster: "Chip Atkinson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <chip-at-pupman-dot-com>

I got the tar out of mine once by turning it upside down over one of those
disposable aluminum turky roasting pans and putting it all in a covered
charcoal grill (a Weber grill).  It worked pretty well.  Since I did it
after thanksgiving, it was plenty cold after it was done so the remaining
tar came off like glass with a chisel.  (I let it cool overnight).  It
wasn't too bad.  Personally I would fear the consequences of using my
cooking oven for tar removal -- baked tar potatoes, baked tar lasagna,
baked tar bread, etc.  That's my fear, not experience.

Chip

On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<PLUGHzz-at-aol-dot-com>
> 
> In a message dated 10/17/2002 4:20:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
> 
> 
> >
> > I have tried to depot one of my NST's and first I tried to cook it in the
> > oven,
> > but, after a while, I stopped since it was stinking up my house and was not
> > working at all. Then I tried putting it in the charcoal barbcue, and this
> > worked. But, it did not melt the tar, it just made it softer. How could you
> > possibly MELT the tar? I mean, barbecues get mighty hot, do you just
have to
> > throw it in an insenrator (spelling?) or something? After I got the tar
off,
> > only one side worked (still). But, I did not take the tar out of
between the
> > core and the primary and secondary, is this the problem? It seemed to
be the
> > only thing holding them up. Or does it matter if they are touching the
core? 
> > Thanks 
> > Adam
> >
> 
> 
> 
> I put mine in the oven to remove the tar. was in there for a coupe hours
at 300
> or so then I upped it to 400 then almost 500 for a few mins to get i
tnice and
> runny. start out on lower temp so it doesnt smoke. then when it was hot
hot hot
> through and through I just  put it upside down (with cover off) on two lil
> paint buckets over some cardboard . that got about 98% of it off then I
cut the
> top off of a plastic gallon of thinner and droppe dit in to hot tank it for a
> bit. Nice and clean now, even shiny
> 
> Danny L. Ray II
> 
>