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Re: Strip: Epoxy vs. PVC for laminations
By:Ian Cummins
Date: 1/12/2011, 5:18 pm

Good to hear. Epoxy would have been a nightmare to handle thru all this clamping. And I didn't think PVC sounded right :)

: I assume you mean PVA rather than PVC.

: Logic tells me that as a good PVA joint is usually stronger than
: the timber itself and as the joints are encapsulated in glass
: and epoxy, there should not be a problem.

: Experience tells me exactly the same thing. None of the seven
: kayaks I have built that way have had any problems.

: The coaming is best reinforced with extra glass, not different
: glue.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Epoxy vs. PVC for laminations
Ian Cummins -- 1/12/2011, 9:20 am
Re: Strip: Epoxy vs. PVC for laminations
Allan -- 1/12/2011, 3:48 pm
Re: Strip: Epoxy vs. PVC for laminations
Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2011, 4:07 pm
Re: Strip: Epoxy vs. PVC for laminations
Ian Cummins -- 1/12/2011, 5:18 pm
Re: Strip: Epoxy vs. PVC for laminations
ancient kayaker -- 1/13/2011, 1:05 pm
Re: Strip: Epoxy vs. PVC for laminations
Al Edie -- 1/13/2011, 11:49 am
Re: Strip: Epoxy vs. PVC for laminations
Bill Hamm -- 1/13/2011, 2:06 pm