Re: [bolger] Re: Gloucester Gull
I must have missed the original post. I am interested in buying some
lightweight cloth. Where did you find the 1 oz cloth?
Thanks,
James
lightweight cloth. Where did you find the 1 oz cloth?
Thanks,
James
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lincoln Ross" <lincolnr@...>
To: <bolger@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [bolger] Re: Gloucester Gull
> --- Inbolger@egroups.com, david <galvind@w...> wrote:
> > Lincoln,
> > I get the impression from the various options available that the
> main
> > utility of the cloth in preventing checking is to provide a matrix
> for a
> > thick, stable coat of resin.
>
> Not sure. The cloth does have a little strength to it.
>
> For this you could probably use nylon
> mosquito
> > netting or even cheesecloth. Of course, such materials leave a lot
> to
> > be desired snip
>
> Also, because the resin is the most costly part of
> the
> > matrix anyway, it might be false economy to use cheaper but less
> > optimal materials.
> Actually, they sold me the glass (which might have been 1 oz) for
> only
> $1 a yd. Hard to beat. I was after light weight, as I am trying to
> stick with cartopping boats to avoid becoming extravagant. THe
> light glass uses MUCH less epoxy than 6 0z glass. This light glass is
> a favored model airplane finishing technique. Actually comparable in
> weight to the usual coverings for radio control planes.
>
> It's your dime, however. I would certainly be
> > interested in hearing the long term results of such an experiment,
>
> will let you know if you remember to ask some years from now.
>
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>> Have you ever tried or considered any of the plastic alternatives toHave a look at this page for non-woven geotextiles:-
>> fiberglass? Xynole in particular is very flexible and easy to fit,
>and there's
>> no itching involved. Defender Industries
><http://www.DefenderUS.com/> has a
>> variety of cloths available at prices competitive with glass. Their
>> Vectracloth, a polypropylene which I have no experence with, is
>intriguing at
http://greatwesternliner.com/products.html
This was one of the first to come up on a Google search. Probably plenty of
others.
Roger.
At 16:16 12/04/00 -0000, you wrote:
polypropylene geotechnical filter cloths around. They are fairly cheap for
the area involved and vary considerably in thickness. Since they are made
to resist punctures made by sharp stones pushed down by traffic, they are
quite tough. If anybody is interested try doing a Google search on
"non-woven geotechnical filter cloth".
Roger
>I've been using 3/4 oz glass from Defender. Very light, but a bitThese comments made me remember that there are a number of non-woven
>tricky to work with compared to heavier cloth. A boat building
>acquaintance of mine uses some kind of non-woven veil for the layer
>next to the mold. Wondering how that would do for preventing checking.
>
>
>--- Inbolger@egroups.com, david <galvind@w...> wrote:
>> Mark,
>> Have you ever tried or considered any of the plastic alternatives to
>> fiberglass? Xynole in particular is very flexible and easy to fit,
>and there's
>> no itching involved. Defender Industries
><http://www.DefenderUS.com/> has a
>> variety of cloths available at prices competitive with glass. Their
>> Vectracloth, a polypropylene which I have no experence with, is
>intriguing at
polypropylene geotechnical filter cloths around. They are fairly cheap for
the area involved and vary considerably in thickness. Since they are made
to resist punctures made by sharp stones pushed down by traffic, they are
quite tough. If anybody is interested try doing a Google search on
"non-woven geotechnical filter cloth".
Roger