1 - You have gotten some good advice about random orbital sanders. Definetly buy one, you WILL be doing a lot of sanding on this project.

2 - If your epoxy is 'green' DO NOT TRY SANDING IT!! You will wind up with 100's of tiny balls of epoxy. To sand epoxy it must be fully cured. As a matter of fact, that is a good way to know if the epoxy is fully cured.

3 - Post a lot to this BB, it has a tremendous amount of useful and clever tips and tricks from it's membership.

> I am building a Pygmy GE13- have no woodworking or mechanical skills
> whatsoever. So my questions may seem simple, and simple, non-technical
> advise would be appreciated. I am about ready to be sanding all the seams
> (and the epoxy drips!)to make sure that I have a smooth, rounded surface
> for laying the fiberglass. What should I be using for sanding- by hand, a
> palm sander? Also what kind of sandpaper?

> Regarding epoxy, I am using gloves whenever mixing and applying, but what
> about when pulling wires? The epoxy is hard but still "green"
> (at least I think so.) At what point is it no longer necesaary to be using
> gloves? Thanks.