Got four more panels glued this morning.
I decided to glue the first four panels on the right side, just like the manual says. I normally don't do them in that order, but I'd like to try something different on this boat. Tomorrow when these panels are cured, I'll use them to exactly line up their counterparts so that even if I didn't perfectly line up each half of each panel, the corresponding panel will have the same inaccuracy built into it so that the hull will be straighter.
We'll see if it's worth the effort.
NOTE: One thing to be aware of while gluing your panels together is that I noticed on my #4 panels that there is a small nub remaining from the CNC cutter. It shouldn't be there and must be sanded flat so that the two panels have as small of a gap as possible.
See the picture below. That small nub would make the two panels have a large gap if not sanded out. Both #4 panels had that small nub. Check the fit of all your panels before epoxying!
Here are my four seams from today. Notice that I'm not using any weights directly on the seams if I can avoid it. I simply set some mylar on top of the wetted-out tape and then squeegee out the air. That's it. If you click on the picture and zoom in, you can easily see the plastic on top of the tape.
However, you need to make sure that the panels are flat to each other. If not, then do whatever is needed to hold the two panels perfectly flat to each other while curing. These seams fit pretty well, but yesterday I had to use bricks to keep on panel flat.
Stay tuned for more updates...
Cheers!
I decided to glue the first four panels on the right side, just like the manual says. I normally don't do them in that order, but I'd like to try something different on this boat. Tomorrow when these panels are cured, I'll use them to exactly line up their counterparts so that even if I didn't perfectly line up each half of each panel, the corresponding panel will have the same inaccuracy built into it so that the hull will be straighter.
We'll see if it's worth the effort.
NOTE: One thing to be aware of while gluing your panels together is that I noticed on my #4 panels that there is a small nub remaining from the CNC cutter. It shouldn't be there and must be sanded flat so that the two panels have as small of a gap as possible.
See the picture below. That small nub would make the two panels have a large gap if not sanded out. Both #4 panels had that small nub. Check the fit of all your panels before epoxying!
Here are my four seams from today. Notice that I'm not using any weights directly on the seams if I can avoid it. I simply set some mylar on top of the wetted-out tape and then squeegee out the air. That's it. If you click on the picture and zoom in, you can easily see the plastic on top of the tape.
However, you need to make sure that the panels are flat to each other. If not, then do whatever is needed to hold the two panels perfectly flat to each other while curing. These seams fit pretty well, but yesterday I had to use bricks to keep on panel flat.
Stay tuned for more updates...
Cheers!
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