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Re: Strip: Glass Bulkheads
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 6/25/2008, 2:33 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Glass Bulkheads (Pawistik)

: For the excess to squeeze out, don't you have to have someplace for the resin
: to go? Is that where peelply applications come in?
: Cheers,
: The other Bryan

Yep normally you need a place for the resin to go, but for a flat layup like a bulkhead it'll just go out to the sides. You do need to plan for this as it can take a fair amount of resin to wet out the mat, that'll end up in pools outside the mat after it's squeezed out. Not a great idea to bond your projects to the table :)

Another downside to mat is you need to apply enough resin to disolve the binder that holds the loose fibers into the mat in the first place. Easy with polyester resin, not as easy with epoxy.

Bill H.

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Strip: Glass Bulkheads
Bryan Hansel -- 6/23/2008, 10:20 am
Re: Strip: Glass Bulkheads
Bill Hamm -- 6/25/2008, 2:35 pm
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Reg Lake -- 6/24/2008, 10:29 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 6/26/2008, 7:57 pm
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Reg Lake -- 6/26/2008, 10:00 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 6/27/2008, 10:24 pm
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kelly t -- 6/25/2008, 1:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/26/2008, 12:58 am
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Reg Lake -- 6/25/2008, 3:34 am
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Charlie -- 6/24/2008, 9:04 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 6/24/2008, 9:30 pm
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Pawistik -- 6/24/2008, 5:52 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 6/24/2008, 9:27 pm
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Mike Savage -- 6/25/2008, 9:23 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 6/26/2008, 7:53 pm
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Mike Savage -- 6/26/2008, 9:28 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/27/2008, 8:23 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 6/27/2008, 10:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/27/2008, 11:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/27/2008, 10:43 am
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Pawistik -- 6/25/2008, 1:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/25/2008, 2:33 pm
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Donovan -- 6/23/2008, 11:36 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 6/24/2008, 9:31 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/25/2008, 1:32 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 6/26/2008, 7:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/26/2008, 8:39 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/26/2008, 8:38 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 6/27/2008, 10:28 pm
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Donovan -- 6/24/2008, 10:56 pm
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Toni V -- 6/24/2008, 1:57 am