Re: Burned traps?
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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01/16/24 07:30 PM
01/16/24 07:30 PM
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really depends on how hot they got, I've had two trap shed burn, no traps were good I tried to replace spring but trap body just bent. Yep the best you can do is to maybe sell them as wall hangers.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Burned traps?
[Re: JEckman]
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01/16/24 07:59 PM
01/16/24 07:59 PM
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The boiling of traps in water and dye , won't hurt them , but watch how hot you get your wax. Too hot and it will weaken the springs.
We have met the enemy and the enemy is us!
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Re: Burned traps?
[Re: JEckman]
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01/19/24 12:17 AM
01/19/24 12:17 AM
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Sell them as a novelty your good sell them as working traps it might come back to bite you then. You can probably get the same price either way just less hassle for craft use.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Burned traps?
[Re: Ohio Wolverine]
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01/19/24 07:49 AM
01/19/24 07:49 AM
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The boiling of traps in water and dye , won't hurt them , but watch how hot you get your wax. Too hot and it will weaken the springs. Lol! Wax will catch fire way before its too hot to weaken any trap springs for sure.
A long hair country boy can survive
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Re: Burned traps?
[Re: JEckman]
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01/19/24 09:44 AM
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Junk. I have a few hundred traps that went through a barn fire. You will deal with weak jaws that pop out of the frame, bent frames, uneven pan tension due to warpage and a whole bunch of other issues.
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