Dick Axtell
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| posted on 5/12/08 at 06:13 PM |
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Fibreglass Boot Box
Has anyone made their own g/f boot box? If so, how did you make the buck?
Suggestions please, for suitable material, for making the initial "model".
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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smart51
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| posted on 5/12/08 at 06:27 PM |
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Make the plug out of MDF. A router will make nice curved edges. Varnish in SOLVENT based varnish, not water based. Wax. GRP to make the box.
Or, varnish a flat piece of MDF and wax then make lots of flat sheets. These can be bonded together with GRP bridging paste, available from Halfords
or similar.
MDF will give a matt finish to the gelcoat laid up on it. Use gelcoat mixed with easy sand filler powder and you can knock it back ready for
painting.
It is a bit of a bodge method of making GRP but once painted it will look fine.
[Edited on 5-12-2008 by smart51]
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 6/12/08 at 03:14 PM |
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Thanks for that suggestion. Probably more practical than using expanding foam. Might modify the basic MDF box, using filler for the internal radii.
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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