I shaped a 7’2" mini-gun (my first) and have learned a lot from the experience. But I am baffled at how I ended up with such a heavy board…she weighed 11 lbs. after lam and hot coats, so I sanded my arm off and still left with a 10 lb. board. Am afraid I put too much catalyst in my resin batches since it did not spread out real thin (it tended to pool up a bit in the concaves). Any suggestions for my next board are greatly appreciated!
I shaped a 7’2" mini-gun (my first) and have learned a lot from the > experience. But I am baffled at how I ended up with such a heavy > board…she weighed 11 lbs. after lam and hot coats, so I sanded my arm > off and still left with a 10 lb. board. Am afraid I put too much catalyst > in my resin batches since it did not spread out real thin (it tended to > pool up a bit in the concaves). Any suggestions for my next board are > greatly appreciated! Howzit Gibby, Before I glass a board I eyeball the shaped blank so I remember where and how deep the cons are. This way I’ll remember and know how I should sand it. After each phase of glassing try weighing the board, this tells you what stage you’re picking up weight. Aloha, Kokua
I shaped a 7’2" mini-gun (my first) and have learned a lot from the > experience. But I am baffled at how I ended up with such a heavy > board…she weighed 11 lbs. after lam and hot coats, so I sanded my arm > off and still left with a 10 lb. board. Am afraid I put too much catalyst > in my resin batches since it did not spread out real thin (it tended to > pool up a bit in the concaves). Any suggestions for my next board are > greatly appreciated! For the record, my second board weighed a third of my first. I’m not sure of the validity, but I heard that glassing hotter (more catalyst) results in a lighter board, because it has less time to soak up in the foam. I can’t judge it, because I did so many things better on #2, including pulling off all the lam resin that I could. You should be able to feel the texture of the glass, no smooth spots, that’s what the sanding resin is for, lam resin just adheres the glass to foam. As far as the pooling, well, that’s shaping. Don’t think twice about it, march forward… I think you’ll find your second glass job much easier. Cheers