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Re: Material: Any fiberglass tape without ridges?
By:Kurt Maurer
Date: 7/13/2012, 6:57 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Any fiberglass tape without ridges? (Dan Caouette)

: You'll definitely want bias-cut glass to wrap your hatches. Cut
: your own out of scrap cloth.
: BTW: About the only tape I buy now is uni carbon for making
: strengthening ribs. My seams are all bias-cut from scrap.

^^^ Yep, same here.

And now, for today's hand dandy shop tip: I keep a 3' x 5' piece of 1/4" Baltic birch plywood in my sheet goods storage area dedicated for use as a cutting table. I also have a Fiskars roller cutter, and HIGHLY recommend it! Whenever I need to cut cloth, the plywood comes out and sawhorses or trash cans serve as supports to lay it on for an instant table. I never have to spend an hour clearing off a table or bench first, and the piece of plywood is kept clean and smooth. Makes cutting bias strips, as well as other pieces, a snap.

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Material: Any fiberglass tape without ridges?
Will N 2 Go -- 7/13/2012, 1:28 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/13/2012, 1:46 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 7/13/2012, 1:49 pm
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Bryan k -- 7/17/2012, 11:29 am
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Dan Caouette -- 7/13/2012, 2:55 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 7/13/2012, 6:57 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 7/13/2012, 10:26 pm
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Dan Caouette -- 7/14/2012, 8:24 am
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Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 7/13/2012, 9:02 pm
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Dan Caouette -- 7/14/2012, 8:21 am
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Will N 2 Go -- 7/14/2012, 3:39 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 7/14/2012, 7:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/15/2012, 2:28 am
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Will N 2 Go -- 7/16/2012, 1:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/16/2012, 6:20 am
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mark vander horck -- 7/17/2012, 3:31 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/17/2012, 4:20 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 7/17/2012, 7:31 pm
Re: Material: Any fiberglass tape without ridges? *PIC*
John Abercrombie -- 7/17/2012, 7:38 pm
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Mark Vander Horck -- 7/18/2012, 2:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/15/2012, 2:27 am