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Re: Guillemot L Problems before glassing
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 8/28/2014, 4:37 pm
In Response To: Guillemot L Problems before glassing (Jay Babina)

One question; how did you sand through strips? What grit were you using and was it that unfair? I always tell first time builders to use 1/4" strips for that exact reason.

+1 on that...
With thinner strips, IME there's more possibility of 'sagging' or 'giving way' between the forms and it's pretty easy to sand thin at the forms (which give a rigid backing), especially when using a ROS with a 5" sanding surface.
A 3/16 strip has less than half the stiffness of a 1/4 strip.

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markc -- 8/28/2014, 2:49 am
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Etienne Muller -- 8/28/2014, 4:13 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 8/28/2014, 10:13 am
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markc -- 8/28/2014, 6:26 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 8/28/2014, 12:34 pm
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Jay Babina -- 8/28/2014, 2:36 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 8/28/2014, 4:37 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 8/28/2014, 5:42 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 8/28/2014, 6:51 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 8/28/2014, 7:19 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 8/28/2014, 7:24 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 8/28/2014, 4:42 pm
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markc -- 8/28/2014, 6:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/28/2014, 11:08 pm
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markc -- 8/29/2014, 2:09 am
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wanderfalk -- 8/29/2014, 5:52 pm