i posted a message before about glassing with a roller. ive now got some pics and i hope you can all see one of the best ways ive found to do clean, light, pinhole free polyester laminating! 
im interested if this method would woerk with epoxy too 
what the motha fark!!! why are most of the pics supposely on this forum freeeekin invisible??? isn`t there a simple way to poast images here that actually appear??? then stay visible for more than 5 minutes!!!
I see this method in different lamination factory like southcoast and bean… but i try just one or two time, usually I prefer squeegie method… http://www.theglasser.com/homefilez/template/index.htm
It’s funny…some people can shape a plank and ride it on a surging mass of energy but they can’t figure out how to link a photo to a discussion forum. Go figure. Enjoy, S.
well sorry about all the attempts to get the pic up i had a few distractions at the time and wasnt concentrating! im still trying to get the hang of this IT stuff. the numbers on the pics are by no means the order of steps. just reference numbers for discussion of finer details. since spending a few days doing this kind of glassing i really saw the benifits. the first couple of times it seemed harder and not as good, after a little practice i was able to get the weights down and the quality up! we virtually get no pinholes. even air in the nose and tails is completly eliminated. there is no need to fill in any holes after sanding. even the weave is minimal after a complete sand job. no finish coats needed! im getting the weights down and increaseing the size of the lap. i do have to stress it took me around 20 boards to get it better than my years of working with a squeegee. but the more i do with it the better the work becomes… i really would like to see how this would work with gregs epoxys? http://www.feraldave.com 
so where are the how-to-do`s on posting pics in the forum threads??? like is this place a closed club with inside jokes about non-techies???
Thanks, Dave!..appreciate the effort you put in showing us this visual. Great method/technique! Do you find yourself using less volume of resin this way? No loss of napp from roller? (obviously not, if you’re still doing it, yeah?!). Any liftup of cloth - this way? (back and forth or just one direction applying?). Ever done fabric inlays with the same technique? Just curious; T. (thanks again for posting the pics!).
Looks pretty cool Dave. What kind of roller do you use? Can you clean it out, or do you chuck it and use a fresh one each time? If you could write out a step by step, that would be awesome. Thanks, Scott
how do you get the tension in the cloth? looks nice paul
i work in quarters just like like the squeegee. after wetting out i do use the squeegee to remove the extra resin running paralell to the stringer from the centre out. then back on the roller to lap the rails after the rails are wetout i use the wire loop demostrated in pic 8. once the roller has less resin you can pull the glass diagonally along the lap and watch the excess pull squeeze out. i reuse the roller for up around 80 boards.i have two thickness of fur a shorter one for 4oz and alonger pictured for 6oz. its is kept in acetone when not being used and it has to be cleaned out thouroghly. i find i use 100ml less resin and the floor has very little resin on it. i use it for all material inserts and also high resoulution prints. it is very even in the spread of resin and it seems the little fingers of the lambswool maggage the weave/cloth to wrap and conform to shape http://www.feraldave.com 
sorry i forgot to say that the pic was an example of a cloth inlay! it was digital printed with a large format high resolution printer! http://www.feraldave.com
Dave, can you tell me more about the method used for producing the large for mat printed artwork - I’m a sprayer and artist and look for alternative methods so as to cut down on the fume sucking! I know of the "Digiart Imaging " crew , but they are’nt giving away any clues, & fucked if I’d pay $100 for the service of printing out my own artwork. Josh Dowling http://www.speedneedle.com.au
technology cost money josh… the cloth is imported from france it is very white and translucent. the inks are achival and dont fade… they are also styrene fast as in they dont move or run as the resin is working… it does cost $100 per metre for me too… just pass on the costs to your customer… if its for you… spend the time or spend the money! troy at tbd does our printing… http://www.tbdgroup.net/ http://www.feraldave.com
p.s. the printer they use cost around $200,000.00aud they also print the vinyl for sides of busses etc. and highway banners. i geuss they need to pass on some of those costs too! http://www.feraldave.com
Dave, thanks, no, I did’nt really expect it to be any cheaper! Are you selling some of these artworks? Josh http://www.speedneedle.com.au