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test swatches
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 9/14/1999, 9:49 pm
In Response To: Re: test panels (Bram)

> Hi Lee:

> You are one of the first I've seen that has admitted to making test panels
> and I've been perusing this BBS for around 2 years. Did you post your
> conclusions? If not, could you? We should be well aware that they might be
> subjective and unscientific depending on the amount of control you placed
> on your tests. Even so I think info of this nature would be useful to all
> of us.

> Best Regards: Bram

Bram,

I did a few tests of coatings for skin bats when I built my Putz. Of all the things I tested on canvas Snow-Roof over Elas-o-Seal worked best. Varnish was the worst. I would like to do some tests on synthetic skins.

Mike

Messages In This Thread

structural properties of scarf and butt joints
daniel -- 9/9/1999, 8:48 pm
Re: structural properties of scarf and butt joints
lee -- 9/13/1999, 9:22 am
Re: structural properties of scarf and butt joints
Bram -- 9/13/1999, 11:17 am
Re: test panels
lee -- 9/13/1999, 2:53 pm
Re: test panels
Bram -- 9/14/1999, 11:04 am
test swatches
Mike Hanks -- 9/14/1999, 9:49 pm
Re:subjecting test panels
lee -- 9/14/1999, 7:14 pm
Re:subjecting test panels
Don Beale -- 9/15/1999, 1:37 am
Re:subjecting test panels
lee -- 9/15/1999, 10:15 am
Re: structural properties of scarf and butt joints
Bram -- 9/10/1999, 11:35 am
Re: structural properties of scarf and butt joints
Bobby Curtis -- 9/10/1999, 9:25 am
Simply put . . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/10/1999, 6:56 am
Re: Simply put . . .
daniel -- 9/10/1999, 5:07 pm
If Schroedinger started with a dead cat . . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/10/1999, 5:51 pm
How Gestaltic!
Shawn Baker -- 9/10/1999, 2:39 pm
Re: The ignorant view...
Don Beale -- 9/10/1999, 12:17 am
Re: My Two-Cents
Jerry Brown -- 9/10/1999, 9:13 pm