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Re: less glass, perhaps?
By:David Blodgett
Date: 4/30/2000, 10:37 am
In Response To: Re: less glass, perhaps? (Brian Nystrom)

: That's beyond my sphere of expertise, so I cannot comment. I've merely been
: researching materials sources and Raka has the best epoxy and glass prices
: I've found anywhere.

I just called raka and found out that I can get all my glass for 75 dollars... I'm going to use a 1708 biaxial glass... 2 layer hull and 1 layer deck... I will reinforce the deck quite a bit with scraps I have here... but the 1708 is cheap... 8.75 a yard in 50" width I can cut it in half and get double use out of it. I will only need 9 yards for both boats be cause it is in effect 25 oz cloth...

one more quik question before I run to menards to pick up my mold building materials... will mold release wax work alone? or should I get some pva as well? I want to get everything from raka... and they don;t sell pva but they do have wax...

thanks DAVE

Messages In This Thread

can it be done?
David Blodgett -- 4/30/2000, 12:06 am
Epoxy vs. Polyester & Layups
mike -- 5/1/2000, 12:31 pm
Re: can it be done?
Bruce -- 4/30/2000, 7:07 pm
Re: Don't do it
lee -- 4/30/2000, 1:51 am
Re:Use Epoxy,
James Neely -- 4/30/2000, 6:41 am
Re:Use Epoxy, yah, right
David Blodgett -- 4/30/2000, 8:04 am
Re:Use Epoxy, yah, right
James Neely -- 4/30/2000, 8:50 pm
Re:Use Epoxy, yah, right
David Blodgett -- 4/30/2000, 9:16 pm
Re:Use Epoxy, yah, right
Charles Cooper -- 4/30/2000, 9:42 am
Danger Will Robinson, Danger
Mark -- 4/30/2000, 2:12 pm
Re:Use Epoxy, yah, right
John B. -- 4/30/2000, 11:14 am
Raka epoxy, perhaps?
Brian Nystrom -- 4/30/2000, 9:35 am
Re: less glass, perhaps?
David Blodgett -- 4/30/2000, 9:47 am
Re: less glass, perhaps?
Brian Nystrom -- 4/30/2000, 10:33 am
Re: less glass, perhaps?
David Blodgett -- 4/30/2000, 10:37 am
Molding info source
Brian Nystrom -- 5/1/2000, 6:48 am
Re: Molding info source
Leonel -- 5/3/2000, 9:28 am
Re: Molding info source
Bart Castleberry -- 5/3/2000, 9:32 pm
Re: less glass, perhaps?
Bart Castleberry -- 4/30/2000, 3:02 pm
Re: can it be done?
Terry Cockeram -- 4/30/2000, 12:40 am