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Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
By:Jay Babina
Date: 3/27/2003, 8:49 am
In Response To: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig (Malcolm Schweizer)

Malcolm - one of the reasons that you use this board is so you don't have to be the Guinnea Pig!

When Raka started selling cloth, he sent me samples to get my opinion. I sent back samples of Newfound's cloth and said this is what you want. I asked him to do some wet out smples himself. I find Raka's cloth terrible. Why go through that? I now use cloth from Newfound. It wets out perfectly, easily and doesn't trap air. I like Raka epoxy and the owner. I don't know why he doesn't get the message and switch suppliers on his cloth. The fibers don't wet out and it's too tightly Woven. It's probbly meant for polyester.

Newfoundwoodworks.com

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/26/2003, 6:55 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Jay Babina -- 3/27/2003, 8:49 am
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/27/2003, 2:36 pm
My Experience
Brian Ervin -- 3/27/2003, 11:36 am
Re: Not Totally Accurate...
Rehd -- 3/27/2003, 10:42 am
Re: Not Totally Accurate...
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/27/2003, 5:28 pm
Re: Not Totally Accurate...
Ted Henry -- 3/27/2003, 5:38 pm
Re: RAKA has other galss that is great!
Mike Hanks -- 3/27/2003, 5:23 pm
That matches my experience as well *NM*
Ted Henry -- 3/27/2003, 10:46 am
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
David Hanson -- 3/27/2003, 9:31 am
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig *Pic*
Jack Sanderson -- 3/26/2003, 8:15 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig *LINK* *Pic*
Bill Price -- 3/27/2003, 12:28 pm
Beautiful work so far, Bill.
Robert N Pruden -- 4/3/2003, 1:41 am
A superb kayak indeed
Dale Frolander -- 3/27/2003, 9:34 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/27/2003, 2:11 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Jack Sanderson -- 3/27/2003, 1:36 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Bill Price -- 3/27/2003, 4:14 pm
My mixing systems
Jack Sanderson -- 3/27/2003, 5:41 pm
Re: My mixing systems
Shawn Baker -- 3/27/2003, 6:52 pm
Re: My mixing systems
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/27/2003, 9:07 pm
Re: My mixing systems *LINK* *Pic*
Glen Smith -- 3/27/2003, 7:16 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
LeeG -- 3/27/2003, 9:41 am
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Larry C. -- 3/27/2003, 12:31 pm
s vs e
FShark -- 3/27/2003, 8:44 pm
Re: shelf life
LeeG -- 3/27/2003, 12:39 pm
Re: shelf life
Larry C. -- 3/27/2003, 6:01 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/26/2003, 9:13 pm
Re: Talk to Larry Steeves @ RAKA
Rehd -- 3/27/2003, 12:42 am
Re: Talk to Larry Steeves @ RAKA
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/27/2003, 4:11 am