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Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
By:Don Lucas
Date: 9/25/2003, 9:53 am
In Response To: S&G: Bevel or Not (Chris Martin)

: To set this question up let me see if I can describe two situations: First
: take 2 pieces of 4mm plywood, place them on a flat table and pick up the
: ends so that the pieces are 45 degrees off of the table. The pieces meet
: in a V in the middle and the angle between them is 90 degrees.

: In this situation you can fillet the inside 90 degree angle with epoxy. There
: will also be a small triangle on the outside that you can fillet as well.

: You could also bevel the inside of both panels first so that they meet in the
: same way as before but the outside will be a "knife" edge and
: there will not be place for the outside fillet.

: It seems to me that not beveling is better since you can fillet the outside
: for more strength and even if you did have a "knife" edge you
: could not make the fiberglass wrap around it anyway.

: I am curious what others have done.

: Chris Martin

We slit the difference buy sanding the panels with sand paper on a wood block. If your panels meet with a perfect miter when you radious the outside chine the distance between the glass get very small if you don't fillet the inside. We went with small inside fillets.
Don

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Bevel or Not
Chris Martin -- 9/24/2003, 3:51 pm
Do not bevel
Robert N Pruden -- 9/25/2003, 2:32 pm
Re: Do not bevel
Paul Jacob -- 9/26/2003, 1:11 pm
Re: Do not bevel
Robert N Pruden -- 10/3/2003, 9:02 pm
Re: Do not bevel
Ken Sutherland -- 9/25/2003, 7:18 pm
You mean I won something for... *LINK*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/25/2003, 7:24 pm
Re: You mean I won something for...
Ken Sutherland -- 9/25/2003, 8:25 pm
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
Don Lucas -- 9/25/2003, 9:53 am
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/25/2003, 9:12 am
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
Andy Waddington -- 9/25/2003, 5:10 am
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
Matthew -- 9/24/2003, 9:33 pm
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
Chris Martin -- 9/24/2003, 11:03 pm
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
mike allen -- 9/25/2003, 2:11 pm
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
Chip Sandresky -- 9/25/2003, 12:43 pm
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/25/2003, 11:41 am
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
Chris Martin -- 9/25/2003, 12:00 pm
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
LeeG -- 9/25/2003, 11:06 am
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
LeeG -- 9/25/2003, 11:20 am
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
srchr/gerald -- 9/24/2003, 7:42 pm
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
Bill Price -- 9/24/2003, 6:24 pm
Re: S&G: Bevel or Not
Chip Sandresky -- 9/24/2003, 5:28 pm
You, Sir, Are Correct *NM*
Mike Scarborough -- 9/24/2003, 4:04 pm