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Old 04-20-2008, 01:05 PM
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Aluminum Flashing Windscreen Project
Well, after 3 months of having 10ft of aluminum sheet flashing from Home Depot sitting in my closet, I finally built a "Klass Belt Buckle Windscreen". I want to thank Jason Klass for keeping his website up since this project was really delayed.

I have been using windscreens made from hobby & craft store aluminum embossing foil (thanks, Reality) for my alcohol and solid fuel cooking setups. Though the foil is half the weight (0.3oz vs 0.6oz on this windscreen) and more NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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Old 04-22-2008, 09:52 AM
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It looks really nice. Good job! and thanks for the tip on using two sheets to achieve a more gentle NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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Old 04-25-2008, 01:02 PM
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Nice looking screen. Is it heavy? NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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