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- Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:01 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Sample deck/gunwale joint?
- Replies: 5
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- Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:51 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Shrinking the Redbird to 15' will this work out ok?
- Replies: 18
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- Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:31 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Glassing inside hull tomorow - one question about spreaders
- Replies: 5
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when we glassed the inside, we also worried about this (should we put in the spreaders?) we ended up just placing peices of wood and foam under each end of the canoe (by the stems) to raise the ends a bit and hold the center to the right width. we left it like that while the epoxy dried, and now wit...
- Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:27 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Shrinking the Redbird to 15' will this work out ok?
- Replies: 18
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- Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:01 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: how do you cut scuppers?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4016
Well, we solved our problem. We found that when pushing the gunnel into the blade, up against the fence of the router table, the bit would sometimes catch and rip away on the edge (caused by there being no back support for the gunnel as it is being pushed in). Once the peice of wood was snug up agai...
- Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:09 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: how do you cut scuppers?
- Replies: 10
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how do you cut scuppers?
How do you cut scuppers? We tried a few last night on a scrap peice of wood. we got 1 out of 3 to sort of work. we are using a 3/8 straight router bit to cut. any tips or tricks for cutting scuppers?
- Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:55 pm
- Forum: Project Directories
- Topic: 17' 6" RedBird
- Replies: 40
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yes, i definetly agree, good job. especially on the color matching/selecting. that is one thing i wish we had done a bit better on. looking back on ours, i see there is one board that if switched with one other board would have made the matching better. But whatever, it is fine. I really like the lo...
- Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:31 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Cloth bubbles
- Replies: 8
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- Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:57 pm
- Forum: Paddles, Techniques, Boat Transportation, Storage & Maintenance
- Topic: Epoxy on paddle blade tip
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8109
Epoxy on paddle blade tip
Do you mix in any kind of special thing in the epoxy used on the tips of pladdle blades? Graphite? How do you go about doing this? Where can i find instructions for adding epoxy to a blade tip? Thanks, Patrick.
- Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:15 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Weight
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3186
Weight
About how much weight will the epoxy and fiberglass on the inside and all of the trim (decks, gunnels, yoke, seats) add to the canoe? We weighed our canoe last night and with 4 coats of epoxy on the outside, unsanded or scraped, it weighs 35.9 pounds. I understand there are a lot of variables in wei...
- Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:33 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Flipping the canoe.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2551
Tried the hammer and wiggling. We eventually got them out, but had to pull REALLY hard to get the stem molds out. We hooked up some straps with ratchet thingys on them on to the stem molds and the ceiling and ratcheted them thight and pulled hard. Slowly they broke away. I checked the inside and fou...
- Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:08 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Flipping the canoe.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2551
Flipping the canoe.
We flipped the canoe today after a small boy scout planning meeting (kind of handy having a bunch of other people to help) and the flipping part went great. Didnt drop it or anything like that. The only problem is that the stem molds (along with station 8) are stuck/glued in place. We put tape aroun...
- Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:31 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: To staple or not???
- Replies: 15
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One more thing about using the stapleless process. We used a lot of strapping tape. Most of the time, we used the clamping jig thingys to hold the boards at the right angles and hold them to the molds and then we used half inch wide strapping tape and 1/4 inch dowels to hold the boards together. Put...
- Sat Feb 12, 2005 4:47 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Cove Up or Down?
- Replies: 14
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We used cove up, because it says to in canoecraft, and it helps to hold the glue untill you get past the turn of the bilge. Some people switch here to bead up and cove down so that you can put the glue in the cove of the strip you are glueing in place. We found that cove up works fine, it just leave...
fiddle
this has nothing to do with canoes or canoeing, but it has something to do with epoxy. My next project after our canoe will be an electric violin. Is there any reason not to use the left over west system epoxy for the electric fiddle? Thanks, Patrick Pfeifer