The Fish Tank AKA The Beast

[natecert]

Originally Posted by Islandtrader

I know you already have your table made up...but what I used was a big melamine board table...easy to clean, and when it got gross I just flipped it over and used the other side. I think I went through 2 0r 3 during my build.

That would have been a lot less work than the way I chose> lesson learned. The reason for the two sheets is for easy take down and moving it. the only place I have is the unfinished Lanai to work under cover.

[natecert]

Originally Posted by FLexpat

That's what I do before I vac bag it. Make sure you use one of the ribbed aluminum glass rollers though. Peel ply also prevents blush on your part if it is an epoxy layup.

Thanks, I plan on useing the bubble buster on lay up and will try to cover with peel ply then use a 6" roller on the peel ply to get excess resin out of the cloth.

Picked up 7 yds. of Vail and will use on areas that will be finish pieces.

How do I move the thread to repairs and mods?? Or is that not the correct place???

[Islandtrader]

How do I move the thread to repairs and mods?? Or is that not the correct place???[/QUOTE]

Send pm to Captn' Chuck

[natecert]

Last detail complete next week end will start to skin coat the boards. I wanted a way to dispence the resin and not spend a lot of time cleaning up.

[Capt Chuck]

That Resin Dispenser deserves the "Gucci Stamp" Award

Spidercrab would be proud of you .........

[natecert]

Only got one of the boards skin coated on one side. This is a two inch foam board intended to raise the stringers. I used peel ply and a six inch roller to force out excess resin.

Question is there a better way to remove excess resin other than vacuum bagging?

[natecert]

Tried a nida board with and w/out peel ply and I believe the results are the same. Went with a 6" roller to move the resin around then to a 4" spreader to remove excess resin then back to the 6" roller to lay it out smooth.
This is all new to me, the biggest board I've done in the past was 28X60". Already getting more confidence as I go.

Received the MOB yesterday. Found it on THT good deals thread w/discount code. Will be especially nice on the long hauls.

[natecert]

The resin pump was a flop, seems the resin and pump seals do not play well together. It froze up.

[otterhound]

Well that's a bummer! Being sensitized to epoxy I had high hopes. It was a nice try though

[kmoose]

Glad to see you moving right along Ed. You told me you weren't going to let her sit around and you are a man of your word. Keep it rolling and keep posting pics!

I just got an email from Don and my bracket just hit the mold!