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Originally Posted by abl1111
One of the guys had a pro make a pair of really nice fiberglass box seats to mount pedestals onto. I have a few questions as I've never manufactured from scratch - just lots of repair and resto. stuff.
It looks like a design was built out of a composite material and then glassed over ( as opposed to making a mold )
What material can be used to build with ? How do you make nice curved radius' on the corners ?
How and with what would you insulate for a fish box ?
Or, is it easier to make a mold, mold release, clay radius' and go that route ?
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A lot of questions to answer in one post! I'll give you my input, not necessarily right but my opinion and I am sure someone will then chime in.
First go through Stricks post here we go again for making molds and etc. You can also go through my build and see some of what I did to answer insulation and radius questions.
My answer to build and glass vs. mold and release is this. When you build 1st. and glass over, there is fairing to be done to cover the mat...fairing means a lot of sanding.
Mold building is great if you understand how to build a female mold so you're part comes out right...if done correctly no sanding and the part is almost ready to go.
Problem is it can be a step learning curve. Again check out the builds above and i think you will come to answer your own questions....WHAT IS MY PAIN LEVEL...
