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Re: 30' long baggies?
By:Sam McFadden
Date: 3/3/2001, 4:22 pm
In Response To: Re: 30' long baggies? (Pete Rudie)

Pete,

You can, and many people do, use poly sheeting from the hardware store. I Bagged the inside of one kayak hull where I wanted to experiment with stitched biaxial. Hand lay-up of the stuff resulted in a very rough and resin rich lamina. When bagged (with poly sheet from Ace) and with a good fill coat, the resin to glass weight ratio was about 35:65.

I’m glad I gave the biaxial a try, but don’t recommend it. If it was available in lighter weights, it would be OK, but bagging is an unneeded hassle. On kayaks, I’ll stick to woven glass and avoid the need for bagging.

One potential problem is resin starved areas. If too much pressure is applied before the resin gels, too much resin can be forced from the laminate.

Sam

Messages In This Thread

Glassing Tip Needed
Bill Dumont -- 2/28/2001, 12:22 pm
Re: Glassing Tip Needed
Doug Kuik -- 3/1/2001, 4:33 pm
Re: Glassing Tip Needed
Rob Macks -- 3/1/2001, 4:49 pm
Re: Glassing Tip Needed
Doug K. -- 3/1/2001, 11:57 pm
30' long baggies?
MikeWhy -- 3/2/2001, 7:28 am
Re: 30' long baggies?
bob -- 3/4/2001, 2:49 pm
Re: 30' long baggies?
Pete Rudie -- 3/3/2001, 1:35 pm
Re: 30' long baggies?
Sam McFadden -- 3/3/2001, 4:22 pm
Re: 30' long baggies?
Pete Rudie -- 3/4/2001, 2:56 am
Bagging (vacuum)
Sam McFadden -- 3/4/2001, 11:53 am
vacuum bagging kayaks & other stuff
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/2/2001, 3:25 pm
Re: 30' long baggies?
john doerter -- 3/2/2001, 10:16 am
ROCKET SCIENCE
MikeWhy -- 3/2/2001, 11:36 am
Vacumebagging allow multi layers?
john doerter -- 3/2/2001, 11:18 pm
Re: 30' long baggies?
Rob Macks -- 3/2/2001, 8:13 am
Re: Glassing Tip Needed
Bill Dumont -- 3/1/2001, 9:26 pm
Re: Glassing Tip Needed
Rob Macks -- 2/28/2001, 9:01 pm
Re: I did both.
Tony -- 3/1/2001, 4:11 pm
Re: Glassing Tip Needed
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/1/2001, 10:05 am
Re: perhaps too emphatic?
Ross Leidy -- 2/28/2001, 11:50 pm
Re: perhaps too emphatic?
Rob Macks -- 3/1/2001, 8:01 am
Re: perhaps too emphatic?
Ross Leidy -- 3/1/2001, 8:58 am
Re: perhaps too Too emphatic?
Rob Macks -- 3/1/2001, 9:29 am
Re: perhaps too Too emphatic?
john doerter -- 3/1/2001, 9:20 pm
Re: agree to disagree?
Ross Leidy -- 3/1/2001, 4:51 pm
Re: agree to disagree?
Rob Macks -- 3/1/2001, 9:26 pm
Re: I yield...
Ross Leidy -- 3/1/2001, 10:55 pm
Re: Glassing Tip Needed
Ross Leidy -- 2/28/2001, 1:27 pm