Added: Dec 4, 2008
From: supergooddeal
Duration: 5:22
This tip is great for any boomerang enthusiast. Especially someone making several and needs to cut the time down. There are other methods to doing this that work just as good. You may want to check out flyingscience video on the subject as well.
Channel: Howto
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VENGEVENGE Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - nice techniquewill trypeace
flyingscience Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - 1 . Supergooddeal thanks for posting , their are many ways to go about warping these .If it works and you get good results that's all that matters .
flyingscience Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - 2. My impression is that you haven't microwaved it long enough and you have to make up for that by letting it stand so long .
flyingscience Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - 3 . Usually I will microwave for 22 or more seconds .I will then bend each tip by hand on counter top and hold for 40 seconds .That is all the time it takes and it won't droop much when it cools .
flyingscience Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - 4.Sometimes the 3rd wing will have cooled off too much and you will need to heat 1 tip and warp again.Dont reat the other 2 tips youll loose the warp .Heat last tip by air or fire method- not microwave.
flyingscience Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - 5 The puritan rang makers dont like the microwave method .They claim it weakens the wood slightly and will be more prone to breaking in the future.However experianced throwers dont make bad throws often .
flyingscience Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - Other methods use clamps and a wooden dowel as support .Same idea slight variation .Bowl tuning will use a big bowl and clamps their are photos of this on net.Google bowl tuning boomerangs .
flyingscience Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - I'll show this on a rang forum , you may get more feed back .We all like to see the varieties of methods .-Greg
bvdrangs Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - Interesting method but seems like too much work. I don't add diheadral unless the boomerang doesn't work in the first place. When I do need to do it I just microwave the rang for 20-30 seconds and add the dihedral by hand. It is a pretty fast process.
supergooddeal Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - 20-30 seconds in my micro would melt the glue to much. Different powers vary. This method is pretty much for someone that is putting out several rangs a day. I also would not add dihedral unless it needed it. I'll try to be more specific in the next videos. Thanks for the comment.
supergooddeal Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - Ya you may not have to let it stand as long as I said. Probably only long enough for the wood to cool which is only a few minutes. I just started using this method a few days ago so it still needs a little tweaking.
supergooddeal Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - I've heard that also. I'm not so sure that it is the wood that is weakening. I think it is the many layers of glue. Certain types of glue cannot withstand being heated to many times or for to long of a time. It changes its properties. I would suggest only heating it once in the micro for shortest time needed. I sill use your method if I don't get enough dihedral the first time.
supergooddeal Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - I'd love to see these methods being used. In the near future I would like to make a table built special for any style rand for adding positive and negative dihedral and even angle of attack. Time will tell.
dcinnovator Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - Dude! You smaaaaaaaaaaht!
supergooddeal Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - thanks man! Do you throw?
dcinnovator Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - Just ask supergooddeal, he'll make ya a supergooddeal :)
dcinnovator Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - I will next time I stop in!
supergooddeal Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - Hey dude I thought the name looked familiar. When I clicked on the name there was nothing there. So when are we going to disk golf and rang. I think I grew 4 gray hairs since I see you last.
dcinnovator Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - Sheet mang! Hyou ain't keeding!I was thinking of heading up this weekend, but I decided to get drunk instead- but I gotta get up there sometime soon, hopefully in the next couple weeks, or else you're going to have to paint the rangs day-glow so we can find them in the snow!
supergooddeal Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - No problamo, I'll be packin the snow down on the lawn with the snowmobile. The only thing getting lost will be the throwers. Miss ya bro-lots to catch up on.
Artinct Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - Thanks Vic, Nice video.Art in CT
nate8910 Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - THX SO MUCH!!!
supergooddeal Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - No problem. Do you throw bro?
nate8910 Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - little bit but most of the time it doesn't come back
supergooddeal Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - Well that should be easy. Just check out my other videos on boomerangs and you should find 5 different types. If your new to the sport I would suggest my Whizzer. Let me know if you can't seem to find them.