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Re: S&G: how to avoid sharp points?
By:srchr/gerald
Date: 2/12/2003, 9:57 pm
In Response To: S&G: how to avoid sharp points? *Pic* (Shawn Servoss)

90% of my boat building is stitch & glue. I've never had a problem with getting stuck. I use as few wires as needed to do the job. I then fillet between the wires. The next day I remove all wires and finish the fillets. I cut the wires with diagonal cutters and pull them out with lineman's pliers (actually I call those dikes and wirecutters). I also tighten the wires with the wirecutters. I may have wires spaced up to 8" or more, and down to 1"...very few of those.

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S&G: how to avoid sharp points? *Pic*
Shawn Servoss -- 2/12/2003, 9:36 pm
Electrical wire nuts
Rob Peterson -- 2/13/2003, 7:15 pm
or a drop of hot glue on the wire ends *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/13/2003, 10:14 pm
Try a 'blunt' cut *Pic*
Pete Roszyk -- 2/13/2003, 4:58 pm
thanks, nice picture/test
shawn servoss -- 2/13/2003, 5:18 pm
what abt marrettes?
mike allen -- 2/13/2003, 4:47 pm
Re: S&G: how to avoid sharp points?
Jeff The Tall -- 2/13/2003, 4:20 pm
Re: S&G: how to avoid sharp points?
Bill Price -- 2/13/2003, 3:21 pm
Re: S&G: how to avoid sharp points?
Don Lucas -- 2/13/2003, 11:22 am
Bleeding is an Integral Part of the Process :-) *NM*
gregory -- 2/13/2003, 10:42 am
Re: Bleeding is an Integral Part of the Process :-
shawn servoss -- 2/13/2003, 12:10 pm
Re: Bleeding is an Integral Part of the Process :-
gregory -- 2/13/2003, 3:17 pm
Re: S&G: how to avoid sharp points?
Bobby Curtis -- 2/13/2003, 9:53 am
Is this the real Spirit Line? *NM*
Shawn Baker -- 2/13/2003, 10:18 am
Re: S&G: how to avoid sharp points?
srchr/gerald -- 2/12/2003, 9:57 pm
Re: S&G: how to avoid sharp points?
Chris Moore -- 2/12/2003, 10:57 pm