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Re: Material: fiberglass seam tape
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 12/12/2015, 10:57 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: fiberglass seam tape (Marc Donnelly)

Whats the best way to cut? Band saw? I thought the fiberglass we use already was cut on the bias?

So I would have to make two 45* cuts, one on the end and one a few inches in parallel to the first.

IMO, it doesn't have to be exactly at 45° to the weave to qualify as 'bias cut'. I usually end up with some long triangles of glass after glassing the hull, and I cut 'bias strips' from those.
I used to use good scissors, but after discovering the rotary cutter that's all I use for most glass (and carbon) cutting now.
A metal straightedge and a quiet hour or so will generate a lot of little rolls of bias-cut glass. You need to handle it gingerly or it will get 'bent outta shape' easily.

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Material: fiberglass seam tape
Marc Donnelly -- 12/12/2015, 6:20 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/12/2015, 6:41 pm
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Marc Donnelly -- 12/12/2015, 7:37 pm
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Allan -- 12/12/2015, 10:54 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/12/2015, 10:57 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 12/14/2015, 7:53 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/13/2015, 12:47 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/13/2015, 12:50 am
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Roy Martin -- 12/14/2015, 11:46 am
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Roy Martin -- 12/14/2015, 11:47 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/14/2015, 12:15 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2015, 3:27 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2015, 12:26 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/15/2015, 9:02 am
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Etienne Muller -- 12/15/2015, 3:09 pm
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Marc Donnelly -- 12/15/2015, 4:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2015, 1:22 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/16/2015, 7:10 am
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Roy Martin -- 12/16/2015, 2:46 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2015, 3:28 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/12/2015, 10:51 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/13/2015, 3:24 am
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Marc Donnelly -- 12/13/2015, 6:50 am
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Dan Thaler -- 12/13/2015, 7:39 am