Date: 8/17/1998, 4:16 pm
I couldn't agree more! You need lots of clamps. Coat both sides to be joined with unthickened epoxy, let it set a bit to soak in, then mix thickened epoxy and spread it on the unthickened coat. At this point, cajole someone into helping you--"Cheap clamps" don't easily facilitate a one-person operation. Did I mention that you need lots of clamps? You need lots of clamps. Just start on one end and align your sheer clamp and have your partner clamp it as soon as you've got it in place. For thickener, you might try to use some silica fume ("Cab-o-sil") I've used it with good results.
Good luck,
Shawn
> "should I thicken the epoxy with cotton fibre as with the
> scarf joints. Should I use anything else(screws or nails)."
> The sheer clamps get glued to the side with thickened epoxy and
> clamps can be used to hold them in place. (Lots of clamps.) Following
> is a link to a site with some good advice. Be sure to check out "Cheap
> clamps". If you have access to a good library, a book call The
> Kayak shop will answer a lot of questions, or it's available from
> the company the link takes you to, Chesapeake Light Craft.
> (Cotton fibre was recommended to me a thickener.)
>
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Messages In This Thread
- sheer clamp installation help
chris j -- 8/17/1998, 11:27 am- Re: time vs money
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 8/19/1998, 1:24 pm- Re: time vs money
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 4:38 pm
- Cheap shear clamp clamps
Jay Babina -- 8/18/1998, 5:07 pm- Re: sheer clamp installation help
Rich Kuchar -- 8/18/1998, 2:31 pm- I set mine flush with the top
Brian C. -- 8/18/1998, 3:55 pm- Re: I set mine flush with the top
Mike Scarborough -- 8/18/1998, 6:14 pm- Inside edge?
Brian C. -- 8/19/1998, 10:50 am- Re: Inside edge?
Mark Bodnar -- 8/22/1998, 8:04 pm
- Re: Inside edge?
- Inside edge?
- Re: I set mine flush with the top
- Re: sheer clamp installation help
Scotty -- 8/18/1998, 2:00 am- I made clamps from scrap
PJacobson -- 8/17/1998, 9:45 pm- Re: I made clamps from scrap
Mark Kanzler -- 8/18/1998, 5:37 pm- Re: cheaper yet
NPenney -- 8/18/1998, 11:45 am- Re: cheaper yet
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 12:54 am
- Re: I made clamps from scrap
Mark Kanzler -- 8/18/1998, 11:10 am - Re: cheaper yet
- Re: sheer clamp installation help
Don Beale -- 8/17/1998, 8:04 pm- Re: sheer clamp installation help
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 8/17/1998, 1:50 pm- Re: sheer clamp installation help
Shawn Baker -- 8/17/1998, 4:16 pm- Re: sheer clamp installation help
Bobby Curtis -- 8/21/1998, 9:38 pm- Re: sheer clamp installation help
Mark Kanzler -- 8/17/1998, 4:35 pm- Be Carful, don't get bit
Brian C. -- 8/18/1998, 1:04 pm- Re: Be Carful, don't get bit
Paul A. Lambert -- 8/21/1998, 8:44 am- Re: Be Carful, don't get bit
jim champoux -- 8/18/1998, 1:29 pm- Re: war wounds
Ross Leidy -- 8/18/1998, 3:23 pm- Re: war wounds
jim champoux -- 8/19/1998, 1:51 pm- Re: war wounds
Ross Leidy -- 8/19/1998, 2:12 pm- Re: war wounds
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 4:50 pm- Re: war wounds
Ross Leidy -- 8/19/1998, 5:01 pm- Re: war wounds
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 5:13 pm
- Re: war wounds
- Re: war wounds
- Re: war wounds
- Re: war wounds
jim champoux -- 8/18/1998, 3:34 pm- WHEW!
Bruce H. -- 8/18/1998, 9:09 pm- Re: WHEW!
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 11:20 am
- Re: war wounds
npenney@erols.com -- 8/18/1998, 6:56 pm- Re: Tasteless.
Mark Kanzler -- 8/18/1998, 5:30 pm- They did great Mark.
Mike -- 8/19/1998, 12:38 pm- Re: They did great Mark.
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 11:05 am
- Re: They did great Mark.
- Pardon me - but what the F*CK
Brian C. -- 8/18/1998, 3:49 pm- Re: Profane vulgar over-reactions.
npenney@erols.com -- 8/18/1998, 6:55 pm- apologize for profanity, but I still stand on the isssue
Brian C. -- 8/19/1998, 11:11 am- Re: Profane vulgar over-reactions.
Mark Kanzler -- 8/18/1998, 7:24 pm- Shock Value
Paul Lund -- 8/19/1998, 7:04 am
- Re: Profane vulgar over-reactions.
- Re: Pardon me - but what the F*CK
jim champoux -- 8/18/1998, 4:04 pm- seek help
Brian C. -- 8/18/1998, 4:11 pm
- Re: Pardon me...
Don Beale -- 8/18/1998, 3:54 pm- Trying to _avoid_ accidents here not celebrate
Brian C. -- 8/18/1998, 4:01 pm- Amazing engineering Brian, lighten up.
Mike -- 8/19/1998, 12:27 pm- Re: Amazing engineering Brian, lighten up.
Mark Kanzler -- 8/20/1998, 12:07 am- Amazing engineering Brian - Thanks :)
Brian C -- 8/19/1998, 11:15 am- Re: Amazing Brian - We'll get yer raise...
Mark Kanzler -- 8/20/1998, 12:12 am- that's OK just send me the money
Brian C. -- 8/20/1998, 12:52 am- Re: that's OK just send me the money
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 5:03 pm
- Re: that's OK just send me the money
- that's OK just send me the money
- Re: Amazing engineering Brian, lighten up.
Paul Lund -- 8/19/1998, 6:36 am- Re: Thumb Mis-take
Don Beale -- 8/19/1998, 1:01 pm- Re: Thumb Mis-take
Ross Leidy -- 8/19/1998, 1:22 pm- YEEOWW!
Mike Spence -- 8/19/1998, 1:12 pm- Re: YEEOWW!
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 4:58 pm
- YEEOWW!
- Re: Thumb Mis-take
- Amazing engineering Brian - Thanks :)
- Re: Amazing engineering Brian, lighten up.
- Amazing engineering Brian, lighten up.
- apologize for profanity, but I still stand on the isssue
- Re: war wounds
Ross Leidy -- 8/18/1998, 3:44 pm - Re: WHEW!
- Re: war wounds
- Re: war wounds
- Re: Be Carful, don't get bit
- Re: sheer clamp installation help
NPenney -- 8/18/1998, 11:42 am- Re: sheer clamp installation help
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 12:50 am
- Re: sheer clamp installation help
Shawn Baker -- 8/18/1998, 10:07 am- Re: sheer clamp installation help
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 8/18/1998, 9:06 am- Re: sheer clamp installation help
Mark Bodnar -- 8/17/1998, 8:33 pm - Re: Be Carful, don't get bit
- Re: sheer clamp installation help
- Re: sheer clamp installation help
- Re: time vs money
- Re: time vs money