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Re: S&G: chines/fillets/glassing
By:Mike Scarborough
Date: 12/9/2003, 10:13 am
In Response To: S&G: chines/fillets/glassing (LeeG)

Lee--

I tend to think of fillets the other way around. They're a mixture of epoxy with light, low density, low strength fillers. I see them as a way of radiusing the inside corners so the glass will lay smoothly from panel to panel. So if I didn't want to use tape on my inside seams, I'd fillet and apply 4 oz. cloth over everything.

Interestingly, I looked in "The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Building" and found some information on types of fillet failure related to wood thickness, fillet density and failure mode (wood or fillet failure). But my quick search didn't turn up anything on glass over fillets.

Mike

Messages In This Thread

S&G: chines/fillets/glassing
LeeG -- 12/9/2003, 9:37 am
Re: S&G: chines/fillets/glassing
Mike Scarborough -- 12/9/2003, 10:13 am
What boat are you building? *NM*
Ryan -- 12/9/2003, 12:07 pm
Moi? *Pic*
Mike Scarborough -- 12/9/2003, 5:58 pm
Re: Moi?
Danny Cox -- 12/9/2003, 7:44 pm
My Bad
Danny Cox -- 12/9/2003, 7:51 pm
Re: S&G: chines/fillets/glassing
Nick Schade - Guillemot K, ats -- 12/9/2003, 10:07 am
I'm with Nick on this one.
Robert N Pruden -- 12/9/2003, 3:58 pm
Re: S&G: chines/fillets/glassing
LeeG -- 12/9/2003, 10:24 am
Re: S&G: chines/fillets/glassing
Dave Houser -- 12/10/2003, 2:21 am
Re: S&G: chines/fillets/glassing
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/9/2003, 1:51 pm
Re: S&G: chines/fillets/glassing
LeeG -- 12/9/2003, 4:11 pm
Re: S&G: chines/fillets/glassing *LINK*
srchr/gerald -- 12/9/2003, 11:31 am
Re: S&G: chines/fillets/glassing
LeeG -- 12/9/2003, 3:57 pm