Make a fiberglass fan shroud
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| + | You will need some china bristle brushes, acetone, cans for mixing resin and holding acetone to wash your hands and tools in, scissors, resin, catalyst, fiberglass mat, cardboard and latex gloves. | ||
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| + | As the scope of this article is primarily intended to show one way to construct a part using the foam buck method, it will assume that you have a basic knowledge of laminating with fiberglass. Follow all instructions provided with your materials in regard to proper catalyzation of the resin and storage and handling of your tools and materials. | ||
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Cut strips of 1 1/2 oz fiberglass mat on a peice of cardboard, ready to be wetted out. 3 layers of 1 1/2 oz mat will make a part that is about 0.120" thick, as each layer contributes about .040" to the laminate. There will be an extra layer laminated around all of the edges to make the final part about 0.160" thick. | Cut strips of 1 1/2 oz fiberglass mat on a peice of cardboard, ready to be wetted out. 3 layers of 1 1/2 oz mat will make a part that is about 0.120" thick, as each layer contributes about .040" to the laminate. There will be an extra layer laminated around all of the edges to make the final part about 0.160" thick. | ||
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[[Image:25wetting out buck.JPG|center|600px]] | [[Image:25wetting out buck.JPG|center|600px]] | ||
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