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Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-29-2013, 12:14 PM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

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Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: Building a cowling plug

You said a mouthfull and don't even know it. I have done "extensive" fiberglass molding work for the past 3 yr's, problem is you forgot as well as others where you started, little or no knowledge in...

Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-28-2013, 09:53 PM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

Views: 6,133

Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: Building a cowling plug

Getting the glass on turned out not to be to bad you just have to cut things right and get them on in the right order, the last two layups went on very nice and didn't require alot of work getting it...

Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-27-2013, 08:49 PM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

Views: 6,133

Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: Building a cowling plug

Please take no offence, my only intent was to suggest to get this down to entry level and make it more understandable to the novice. At this point I well know there is a technical side to the many...

Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-27-2013, 03:50 PM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

Views: 6,133

Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: Building a cowling plug

Guy's this simple request for help to build a simple plug has gone way past that point. All this technical stuff is so far over the head of the casual user such as me and I'm sure many others that it...

Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-26-2013, 08:24 PM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

Views: 6,133

Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: Building a cowling plug

wyo guy it's hard not to get the impression you know what your talking about and I do get the drift of what your saying. I did not know about the hardening and or inproper hardening thow. I do know...

Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-26-2013, 01:13 PM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

Views: 6,133

Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: Building a cowling plug

What I find intresting is the many opinions, it only goes to prove that there many products out there for doing some of the things we do at the hobby level. Some of this stuff costs alot of money...

Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-25-2013, 07:14 PM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

Views: 6,133

Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: Building a cowling plug

Ed the epoxy I buy with the hardner comes in equal size bottles and the mix ratio is 1 to 1, I have been useing it for years with no problem. Like most things they all are not created equal, simply...

Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-25-2013, 12:26 PM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

Views: 6,133

Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: Building a cowling plug

Hi guys, the product was epoxy not resin and I did use equal parts, not sure what part the alcohol played. Anyway I got it done and the fiberglass has been applied to the plug, just waiting for it to...

Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-23-2013, 03:01 PM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

Views: 6,133

Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: Building a cowling plug

I got the plug built and ready to do the fiberglass layup to build the cowl and it wasn't without some issues and alot of time. Shaping the plug out of blue foam was not the best choice, white would...

Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-18-2013, 08:02 PM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

Views: 6,133

Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: Building a cowling plug

Bob there surely is no fault in your method and I will use it on mine. Looks like you used styro foam white, that can't be can it, ? At any rate mine is blue and if I can get nearly as nice a job as...

Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-15-2013, 08:48 PM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

Views: 6,133

Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: Building a cowling plug

Bob I'm puting about 3 coats of epoxy on the cowl plug prior to polishing it , do you think that will do the job of protecting it. Plug to date can be seen at the build site.

Really glad to have...

Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-12-2013, 10:49 PM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

Views: 6,133

Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: Building a cowling plug

Thank you this sounds like the way to go and I have the foam board in 1" and 2". Can that be covered with standard boat type resin or will the heat attack it, ? I even have the wax and the cowl shape...

Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-12-2013, 11:24 AM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

Views: 6,133

Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: Building a cowling plug

Thanks Bob, yep, not what i wanted to here and it has a nice cowl shape to start with. Would styrene work to get started off the body, need something thin that resin won't melt after all the balsa is...

Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair

01-11-2013, 08:36 PM

Replies: 45

Building a cowling plug

Views: 6,133

Posted By Leroy Gardner

Building a cowling plug

I started with a 1 gal. oil container and have cut it up to start the plug build from, problem is getting glue (CA) to stick to it. I washed it down good with laquer thinner but a test of two pieces...

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