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Bit the bullet and bought a Speedheater Cobra. Thanks for the tip, will keep you (all) posted on results.
Btw I also tried out the Tensid paint stripper, and it was pretty good actually. Though it only ate through one layer at a time and then sort of became denatured. So I can imagine it being really quite costly over a large surface, plus it makes a total mess!!! yuck! But fumes weren't too harsh on the upside.
JT
Airhead
The absolute best way to strip paint from wood is with an infra red heat gun. Nothing else comes close.
If you want to do it another way (god knows why) use a carbide scraper blade to remove as much as possible by hand then use a chemical paint stripper (Tensid is probably my favourite). Just don't do that though, buy an infra red heat gun you will not regret it. I have stripped paint using every method known to man over 30 years and I wish I'd had one 30 years ago.