Fiberglassing
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The following sections discuss some items that should be helpful to getting started in using fiberglass on your projects. Once you start using it and get comfortable with it, you will wonder how you ever lived without it. It is FUN!!!! | The following sections discuss some items that should be helpful to getting started in using fiberglass on your projects. Once you start using it and get comfortable with it, you will wonder how you ever lived without it. It is FUN!!!! | ||
| − | ===How much mat to use=== | + | ===How much mat (or cloth) to use=== |
You may wonder how many layers of mat to use; what kind of mat or cloth to use, etc. There isn't a single answer for all parts. The shroud shown in [[Make a fiberglass fan shroud]] is mainly for form and has little strength requirements, so it can be laid up with just the chopped strand mat. However, if it were a body part or some other part that would see some stress, the design should include one or more layers of woven cloth which is many times stronger than the mat. | You may wonder how many layers of mat to use; what kind of mat or cloth to use, etc. There isn't a single answer for all parts. The shroud shown in [[Make a fiberglass fan shroud]] is mainly for form and has little strength requirements, so it can be laid up with just the chopped strand mat. However, if it were a body part or some other part that would see some stress, the design should include one or more layers of woven cloth which is many times stronger than the mat. | ||
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