(Ready for sanding!)
(Unsanded scarf joint, notice cured 'peanut butter' epoxy)
(Nicely sanded scarf joints)
(Side panels ready for fiberglassing!)Friday, December 14, 2007
Day 4
Today was much more successful than Wednesday when I found out I had destroyed the bottom plascore. First today, I went and picked up my nice new 3m Professional respirator and filters so I could do some sanding and get ready for laminating the side panels. After getting setup in the shop, I took the weights and boards off the side panel joints. As suspected, everything went great and they all were in excellent shape. I pulled the finish nails out of my sac boards and set the panels up on saw horses to make work easier. Finally I got to use my new sander as well as my new respirator. I worked with the sander to smooth out the joints and make everything flush and perfect so that none of the joints will show up in the finish. After doing both sides of both panels I readjusted them on the saw horses in the middle of the room and prepared the shop for this weekend when I will glass both panels!
(Ready for sanding!)
(Unsanded scarf joint, notice cured 'peanut butter' epoxy)
(Nicely sanded scarf joints)
(Side panels ready for fiberglassing!)
(Ready for sanding!)(Unsanded scarf joint, notice cured 'peanut butter' epoxy)(Nicely sanded scarf joints)(Side panels ready for fiberglassing!)
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2 comments:
Looking like great progress and good to see you wearing that respirator. I found that a small grinder takes down the lumpy PB epoxy quickly to where a sander can take over. (but who has lumpy epoxy!?!) I've only used balsacore, would you describe the Plascor product?
Plascore is a honeycomb foam material. It is very light and flexible. The texture and material is almost like those semi clear packing peanuts
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