Wood Plug - Need help
02-23-2003, 05:21 PM
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Wood Plug - Need help
I made a 7" Diameter wood plug that is about 12" long for a cowl i am trying to make. I covered the wood plug with packing tape to keep the epoxy from sticking to the plug, but I was unsuccessful in getting the cowl to release. I want to try this again but what can I do different to get it to release???? The plug has some draft on it, I also drilled and crossed drilled for an air line hoping to add air pressure in getting it to release. BTW this was my first try at glassing and don't want to give up yet.
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Go to www.cstsales.com and click on articles. Gives a complete how-to on making molds and parts. A cowl that size will probably require a split mold as shown in the how-to. Regards.
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Wood Plug - Need help
You could also try using florist foam as the plug and then gouging it out after it's finished. Of course, you can only do one part this way, but it's the method I usually use for one-off parts. Much faster and cheaper than creating "real" plugs or molds.
