how to attach the top silicone blanket assembly?
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how to attach the top silicone blanket assembly?
What is the better way to attach the top silicone blanket assembly (silicone heater betwwen 2 alu skin) to the cat track bars?
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Some other people have the heater in the Al sheets suspended using springs/bungees so it will stay up for loading then lower down for pressing.
Otherwise you could use a few small bolts to bolt it to your cat track bars every 30cm or so. If you use bolts the cat track pieces will need to be wider than your lower mold pressing area.
This is the folsom customs press.
They have occasional cat track pieces wider than the others. The blanket is encased in 2 layers of aluminium and then anchored to the longer cat track pieces. They must use a countersink or flush screw to anchor the aluminium sheets to the cat track because it still presses on the cassette during pressing. They use stiffer springs to suspend the longer cat track pieces and the long aluminium sheet holds up the remainder of the cat track.


Otherwise you could use a few small bolts to bolt it to your cat track bars every 30cm or so. If you use bolts the cat track pieces will need to be wider than your lower mold pressing area.
This is the folsom customs press.
They have occasional cat track pieces wider than the others. The blanket is encased in 2 layers of aluminium and then anchored to the longer cat track pieces. They must use a countersink or flush screw to anchor the aluminium sheets to the cat track because it still presses on the cassette during pressing. They use stiffer springs to suspend the longer cat track pieces and the long aluminium sheet holds up the remainder of the cat track.


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