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Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
By:Jeff The Tall
Date: 9/26/2002, 8:02 pm
In Response To: Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints (Scott Baxter)

: I think you have misinterperated an earlier discussion. The tape on the butt
: joints is structural and important. My hunch is that someone did not sand
: before they put the tape and epoxy on the joints which would make the
: unsanded wood darker then the recently sanded wood on the remainder of the
: boat. The solution is to sand before you tape not sand off the tape. You
: will never have a perfect color match in bright light if one area has more
: layers of glass than another, but it should be close.

Yeah that is why I brought this up. IF the tape supposed to be structural and important, but has the adhesive properties of masking tape, Then I am goint to be in trouble.
The lighter strips seem to be located where the wood was epoxied, and not just where the tape went (the epoxy strip is about 3" wide the tape 1")
I did did sand before i taped both on the first boat and on this one.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Jeff The Tall -- 9/26/2002, 4:21 pm
Re:Butt splice
Don -- 9/27/2002, 10:06 pm
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Greg Morse -- 9/26/2002, 11:56 pm
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Shawn Servoss -- 9/26/2002, 7:48 pm
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
LeeG -- 9/27/2002, 8:10 pm
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Shawn Servoss -- 9/27/2002, 8:45 pm
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Jeff H -- 9/26/2002, 7:17 pm
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Scott Baxter -- 9/26/2002, 7:08 pm
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Keith Marsh -- 9/27/2002, 5:00 pm
Re: S&G: untaping butt joints
Mike Hanks -- 9/27/2002, 5:47 pm
Re: S&G: untaping butt joints
Keith Marsh -- 9/28/2002, 8:55 pm
Re: S&G: untaping butt joints
Mike Hanks -- 9/28/2002, 9:16 pm
Re: S&G: untaping butt joints
Keith Marsh -- 9/28/2002, 9:30 pm
Re: S&G: No Taping Butt-Joints *Pic*
Rehd -- 9/29/2002, 12:03 am
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Jeff The Tall -- 9/27/2002, 5:32 pm
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Keith Marsh -- 9/28/2002, 8:29 pm
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Jeff The Tall -- 9/26/2002, 8:02 pm
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Myrl Tanton -- 9/26/2002, 6:43 pm
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Jeff The Tall -- 9/26/2002, 7:45 pm
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Mike Hanks -- 9/26/2002, 11:22 pm
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Shawn Baker -- 9/27/2002, 11:25 am
Re: S&G: Pigmy butt joints
Mike Hanks -- 9/28/2002, 8:04 pm
Re:Good Selling Point
Rehd -- 9/28/2002, 8:35 pm
Re:Blade *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 9/28/2002, 8:57 pm
Re:Blade
Rehd -- 9/28/2002, 11:31 pm