Sounds like I need to get my PID up and working as have been running of a variable resistor calibrated using a infrared thermometer. But generally tried to ramp up to around 100 on the heat mat, which is about 90 on the ski, and hold that for 45 mins. Funnily enough I know the guys at Matrix because...

Chrismp,
What Sicomin are you using? I have been experimenting with SR 8500 / SZ 8525, pressing for around an hour heating up to 100oC. But seems to be a bit brittle and not a great bond to UHMW-PE even with flame treating.

Anyone in the UK got any recommendations for hoses? Bearing in mind my original one which leaks is an old fire hose, 70mm diameter, search (Ex fire brigade 70mm fire hose firefighting duraline viking flood pumping) in ebay for a similar model.

I'm having problems making the pneumatic bladder air tight. To start it is not the connections from the compressor to the bladder that are leaky, or the seals at each end, but the actual fire hose tube. This is an ex UK fire hose, and is apparently water tight but not air tight. Originally when disc...