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- From: mikey@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com (Michael Manlove)
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 17:19:19 GMT
- Subject: Re: A Fiberglassing Question....
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- billg@hpspdla.spd.HP.COM (Bill Gingras) writes:
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- >
- > Does applying another layer of epoxy and sanding to fill in the weave
- > result in a stronger structure or does it result in a slightly heavier
- > structure that looks nicer but isn't any stronger?
- >
- Everything I've read indicates that the strength of fiberglass comes from
- the glass itself, not the resin (whether epoxy or poly). The resin is only
- there to hold the glass in position. Once the glass is firmly attached to
- the structure, filling in the weave would just add weight.
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- > Bill G
- >
- mikey (Mike Manlove) (mikey@cup.hp.com)
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