Slow and steady wins the race but there is progress! I only have a few hours a week to work on it with work and school but I finally have all 4 stringers done. to fill the gaps between the extensions and existing stringers and the hull I build some dams with plywood and poured in some foam. Once it was cured I shaped it by hand until it was what I needed. Then I glassed over it and the tops of my stringer extensions and there it is!
I did have an issue with some of the glass I was using. I thought it was me but I blame the glass. The 6 and 12 inch width 1708 I got from US composites has some spots that NEVER turn clear. They stay white no matter what. I thought I wasnt getting a good enough wet out but that is impossible. The larger roll of 1708 that I used for other parts does not do this and gives me a perfect looking lamination. Visual inspection shows the two cloths are a bit different. It seems like the stitching on the small widths is what is not "wetting" properly. I still say its a good lamination but it just doesnt look as nice as the regular cloth. Has anyone experienced this?
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09-29-2014, 03:19 PM
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