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Re: Strip: Coaming riser fillet
By:Jim Schaffer
Date: 6/14/2011, 10:03 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Coaming riser fillet (ancient kayaker)

: You can buy flexible plastic shapes for making neat fillets around
: the edges of bathtubs, different diameters on each corner: I
: don't use much epoxy so I haven't tried it but it should work
: great with epoxy.

I swore I was done buying things. Yeah, the next one will be less expensive, ha, ha.
So today I was at Woodcraft and thought why borrow a jigsaw from work when I could buy a beading saw. I was intriqued by Nick's pics of him cutting curves with the saw. I layed out the cockpit opening and just started cutting. What a treat! Easy to stay plumb etc. Next I'll hotmelt riser strips and before I run the fillet, I'll run to the store and buy the squeegie you're talking about. Great idea. Retail therapy keeps me so well adjusted......

What are you using in lieu of epoxy?
Jim

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Strip: Coaming riser fillet *PIC*
Jim Schaffer -- 6/13/2011, 8:20 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 6/13/2011, 10:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/14/2011, 1:24 am
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JohnK -- 6/14/2011, 3:18 am
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mtkayak (Mike Trutwin) -- 6/14/2011, 9:26 am
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Jim Schaffer -- 6/14/2011, 9:45 am
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Ian Cummins -- 6/14/2011, 10:43 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/14/2011, 12:26 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 6/14/2011, 8:08 pm
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Jim Schaffer -- 6/14/2011, 10:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/15/2011, 8:24 am