Make a fiberglass fan shroud
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(→Shaping and gluing the foam) |
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Shaping this foam also can be done with sandpaper, sureform files, knives, and picks. Even your fingers can shape this foam quite easily and rapidly. | Shaping this foam also can be done with sandpaper, sureform files, knives, and picks. Even your fingers can shape this foam quite easily and rapidly. | ||
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Keep the hot melt glue away from where you will be sanding. It is gummy and will not sand properly, making your buck alot harder to shape than it needs to be. | Keep the hot melt glue away from where you will be sanding. It is gummy and will not sand properly, making your buck alot harder to shape than it needs to be. | ||
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| + | |[[Image:5start foam.JPG|thumb|center|The initial pieces of foam are cut and glued down to the plywood base.]] | ||
| + | |[[Image:6scribe a circle.JPG|thumb|center|For the round part of the shroud, a circle is scribed in the foam.]] | ||
| + | |[[Image:8laying out the circle.JPG|thumb|center|More pieces of foam are cut and glued along the scribed circle.]] | ||
| + | |[[Image:9it's hot melt glue.JPG|thumb|center|The glue won't sand properly, so keep it off the areas you will be sanding.]] | ||
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===Forming the circular part of the shroud=== | ===Forming the circular part of the shroud=== | ||
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