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Wetting out tape on Pygmy butt joints
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 4/20/2001, 10:08 am

I'm helping a friend with some local "tech support" as he's building an Arctic Tern and a Coho. He started with the insides of the butt joints, but is having a problem getting that fine-weave glass tape to wet out fully and disappear.

I told him I thought he should brush the epoxy onto both sides of the tape before applying it to the wood to make sure it get a chance to saturate--I didn't think the epoxy was traveling completely through the tape, causing his white spots. Any other thoughts?

Shawn

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Wetting out tape on Pygmy butt joints
Shawn Baker -- 4/20/2001, 10:08 am
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Lee Gardner -- 4/23/2001, 10:23 am
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Mike -- 4/21/2001, 12:06 pm
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Robert Palmeter -- 4/20/2001, 4:20 pm
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Bill Sivori -- 4/20/2001, 8:16 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 4/20/2001, 3:00 pm
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Dave Grimmer -- 4/20/2001, 2:17 pm
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Dean Trexel -- 4/20/2001, 1:05 pm
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Bill Price -- 4/20/2001, 12:29 pm
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Jim Owens -- 4/20/2001, 12:49 pm
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Bill Price -- 4/20/2001, 2:29 pm
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skip -- 4/20/2001, 4:14 pm
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mike allen ---> -- 4/20/2001, 3:07 pm
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Shawn Baker -- 4/20/2001, 12:35 pm
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Bill Price -- 4/20/2001, 2:17 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/20/2001, 10:45 am
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Larry C. -- 4/20/2001, 12:11 pm
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Pete Rudie -- 4/20/2001, 10:41 am
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David -- 4/23/2001, 3:12 pm
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Shawn Baker -- 4/20/2001, 10:53 am
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Chris Casazza -- 4/20/2001, 10:33 am