I am in the process of making a bentwood trout net. I have steam bent and laminated the frame and epoxied the laminates to the handle. I'd like to pass the frame through my planer to clean up the edges and make it uniform on both sides. However, I'm not certain if the hardened epoxy will damage the blades of the planer.
Does anyone know if this will cause a problem?
Mike, Philadelphia
Can hardened epoxy damage portable planer blades?
- Glen Smith
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Hardened epoxy can be quite tough on any cutting edge depending partly on the thickeners used. Coloidal Silica or fumed silica or cabosil is pretty tough on cutting tools. However, if you remove any squeeze-out with a rasp or some other tool, the rest shouldn't cause any damage to the planer blade since it will just be thin glue lines. The planer blade might dull a bit more quickly when planing epoxy but no more than when planing maple or other hardwoods IMHO.
- Glen Smith
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I found a pic of one of the trout nets I made many moons ago. The netting is actually for a frog net. For the small size of the brook trout that I normally catch, I find the holes are too large in standard trout nets. The fish slip through the holes when lifted out of the water. :embarassed Yeah, they are that small!
Dimensions of net frame = 19" long and 7.5" wide.
Dimensions of net frame = 19" long and 7.5" wide.
That's beautiful Glen! Mine's a little bigger. The bow is about 10" x 16"...wishful thinking I guess! :twisted evil Actually, that was the size of the tennis racquet I used as the mold.
Here's a pic. It's still rough and needs some more shaping and sanding before I finish it.
I tried your suggestion of rasping down the heavy stuff, then passing it through the planer...worked like a charm. Thanks for the advice.
Mike
Here's a pic. It's still rough and needs some more shaping and sanding before I finish it.
I tried your suggestion of rasping down the heavy stuff, then passing it through the planer...worked like a charm. Thanks for the advice.
Mike
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Glen,
Here's a picture just about finished:
http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh21 ... Net005.jpg
The net I'm currently using is too small (if you look close you can tell) , but I think I found one this morning should fit. I used a Tung Oil Varnish that really brought out the color nicely.
Mike
Here's a picture just about finished:
http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh21 ... Net005.jpg
The net I'm currently using is too small (if you look close you can tell) , but I think I found one this morning should fit. I used a Tung Oil Varnish that really brought out the color nicely.
Mike
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