what’s the difference, and what are they best used for???
what’s the difference, and what are they best used for??? Cabosil is a great non-structural filler. Milled fiber is more difficult to work with. But, it’s the only thing to fill with in structural applications.
I’ve always done my fin boxes with only cabosil, is this a bad thing? I thought thats the way they showed it in “Glassing 101” So far, I haven’t had any problems, please advise>>> Cabosil is a great non-structural filler. Milled fiber is more difficult > to work with. But, it’s the only thing to fill with in structural > applications.
I’ve always done my fin boxes with only cabosil, is this a bad thing? I > thought thats the way they showed it in “Glassing 101” So far, I > haven’t had any problems, please advise In Fiberglass Supply Inc.'s product catalog they describe “Cab-o-sil: for altering the property’s of resin - to add viscosity”. It’s a light weight resin thickener which is good for patching and ding repair. They describe “Milled Glass Fibers: use as reinforcement to increase the mechanical strength of filled resin”. I use it on leash plugs. On fin boxes cloth is a good reinforcement. FCS recommends using their own version of very fine milled fibers for fin plug installs.
In Fiberglass Supply Inc.'s product catalog they describe “Cab-o-sil: > for altering the property’s of resin - to add viscosity”. It’s a > light weight resin thickener which is good for patching and ding repair. > They describe “Milled Glass Fibers: use as reinforcement to increase > the mechanical strength of filled resin”. I use it on leash plugs. On > fin boxes cloth is a good reinforcement. FCS recommends using their own > version of very fine milled fibers for fin plug installs. Would you think that milled fibre would be the best application to re-attached a a board that has broken in half. (it’s still attached by the deck lamination and of course you’d have to glass over the board after its re-attached)
I mix resin with diatomaceous earth (DE) for installing boxes and plugs. You can get it at garden stores and pool supply stores cheap. DE is microscopic shards of glass with a little calcium, broken husks of tiny animal shells. It is slightly off-white, so I try to keep it off the board surface. Milled by mother nature. -Noodle
Would you think that milled fibre would be the best application to > re-attached a a board that has broken in half. (it’s still attached by the > deck lamination and of course you’d have to glass over the board after its > re-attached) For the initial reattachment of the pieces you won’t need but straight resin. I have a 10 foot length of threaded pipe with clamp heads on it. Put the board deck up and lay the clamp nose to tail, slowly tighten the clamp until the rocker comes back to true, then pour or brush resin along the crack to hold it into place. After all is cured you can make a saw cuts parallel to the stringer with a circular saw and drop a pieces of thin plywood/paneling into the cut. When ready, you can add filler to the crushed areas, sand everthing down below the original surface and add glass, finish off as usual from there.