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Tools: Stupid Mistake, But a Great New Tool
By:John Messinger
Date: 9/30/2013, 6:04 pm

Okay I buggered up when I placed the bow bulkhead in the North Star. I placed it 1.5 inches closer to the stern than I had planned. I wanted to cry but was able to use the boat though a bit snug. I had fileted it in with cab-o-sil thickened epoxy so I knew it was going to be a bear to cut it out. After kicking ideas around for a week I purchased a Rockwell RK5139K Sonicrafter oscillating tool. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008N3RHHA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i03?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This tool is great tool for making plunge cuts close to surfaces. Took a half hour to cut out the bulkhead and an hour to grind out the rest of the cab-o-sil filet from the interior surfaces. The bulkhead is still usable for the new desired position.

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Tools: Stupid Mistake, But a Great New Tool
John Messinger -- 9/30/2013, 6:04 pm
Re: Tools: Stupid Mistake, But a Great New Tool
Ralph Merriman -- 9/30/2013, 7:34 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 9/30/2013, 9:27 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/1/2013, 12:04 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/1/2013, 9:58 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/1/2013, 5:51 am
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MattD. -- 10/1/2013, 10:01 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/1/2013, 11:00 am
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ancient kayaker -- 10/3/2013, 11:29 pm
Re: Tools: Stupid Mistake, But a Great New Tool
Nick Riccardi -- 10/2/2013, 6:40 pm
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Paul Davies -- 10/3/2013, 2:29 pm
Re: Tools: Stupid Mistake, But a Great New Tool
dave koslow -- 10/1/2013, 1:51 pm