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Re: Material: Graphite Powder
By:Rod Tait
Date: 3/27/2002, 12:00 pm
In Response To: Material: Graphite Powder (Greg Hughes)

: Does anyone know of a good source for graphite powder. I will be making flush
: hatches soon. I checked with my local building supply store and they want
: $5 for a 3 gram tube. Ouch!

I agree with several others. Why are so many making black hatch lips for gasket seal. I use small strips of cedar planks, glued to the underside with thickened epoxy, cut one inch lip, sanded and then sealed with regular epoxy. Takes no longer than building a lip out of other materials and looks great. Simple double layer of 1/4 weatherstrip for water seal. People look at it and wonder how the lower layer was created. No rocket science!
Rod

Messages In This Thread

Material: Graphite Powder
Greg Hughes -- 3/26/2002, 4:19 pm
Has anyone seen "GraphWhite"?
Brian Nystrom -- 3/27/2002, 1:47 pm
Re: Has anyone seen "GraphWhite"?
Elliott -- 3/28/2002, 8:02 am
Re: Has anyone seen "GraphWhite"?
Dave Houser -- 3/27/2002, 3:19 pm
Re: Has anyone seen "GraphWhite"?
Brian Nystrom -- 3/27/2002, 5:51 pm
Mica may have some potential
Brian Nystrom -- 3/27/2002, 5:58 pm
Re: Material: Graphite Powder
Rod Tait -- 3/27/2002, 12:00 pm
Strip hatch stop *Pic*
Rod Tait -- 3/29/2002, 1:24 pm
I'll to it your way Rod. Thanks. *NM*
John Monfoe -- 3/30/2002, 6:44 am
Re: Strip hatch stop
jim kozel -- 3/29/2002, 2:51 pm
Hatch Lip
John Monfoe -- 3/28/2002, 3:51 am
Re: Material: Graphite Powder
Luke -- 3/27/2002, 11:11 am
Re: Material: Graphite Powder
Bobby Curtis -- 3/27/2002, 8:57 am
Re: Material: Graphite Powder
John Monfoe -- 3/27/2002, 3:58 am
Re: Material: Graphite Powder
Erich Eppert -- 3/26/2002, 5:10 pm
Re: Material: Graphite Powder
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/26/2002, 11:59 pm
Re: Material: Graphite Powder
Erich Eppert -- 3/27/2002, 11:29 am
Re: Material: Graphite Powder / Just curious
Tom -- 3/26/2002, 5:03 pm
Re: Material: Graphite Powder / Just curious
Greg Hughes -- 3/26/2002, 9:30 pm
Going Au naturelle' *Pic*
Ken Sutherland -- 3/26/2002, 11:24 pm
Re: Going Au naturelle' *Pic*
Greg Hughes -- 3/27/2002, 11:23 am
Re: Material: Graphite Powder
Chip Sandresky -- 3/26/2002, 4:50 pm