Dr. John, your artistic dental work must be a true thing of beauty to
behold. The narrative and the pictures support the accuracy and gentle
touch you possess.
I however suffered a mild infarction looking at your virgin Plexiglas
unprotected by scrap paper from the dust, drips or an errant applied
strands of resin cloth being applied by me on a similar project. I am
impressed!... and most on this list know that does not happen too often.
Fortunately my wife and I are trained in the use of defibrillator
paddles and applied them post haste with a stiff drink.
by "Trick" in the title line did you mean "slight of hand"?
John C 600 ;-)
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From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of John Gonzalez
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 7:40 AM
To: RV 10 group
Subject: Trick for fiber glassing compound curves
Make vinyl acetate templates(not shown) Material is see through and you
can trace your tape lines onto the material.
Trace that onto thick plastic drop cloth material. Use same material for
a backing piece
Place the appropriate size of fiberglass cloth on the backing piece and
squegee resin into the cloth, lay the other piece with the tracing on
top and use a clean squegee to join the top plastic drop cloth to the
sandwich.
Cut the shapes with a roller blade.
Peel back the backing plastic and transfer to the plane. Once on the
plane, remove the top layer. Use the brush to work the edge of the cloth
to the tape line.
Finish that edge with a monjet syringe with micro resin mix, do this
before it is all set. Sooner the better as it penetrates into the cloth
better. This makes sanding the edge easier and keeps the cloth fibers
intact.
All this give a clean edge, the shapes are correct and the transfer is
simple, and clean with minimal manipulation of the fiberglass.
JOhn G 409
