Gordon, the Guillemot sites are great. Good mix of information, and amazingly fast responses, especially to panic questions. Also take a look at the Mas epoxy site, where the Gugeon (sp?) brothers offer an impressive supply of free information. Check out their magazine, too. This is AOL, so I probably won't link to them, but they're at <<http://www.masepoxies.com/mas8.htm.>> West Systems also has a lot of great advice on using epoxies. They'd like you to use theirs, but the observations and advice are universal. You can find them at <<http://www.westsystem.com/>> Biggest thing, especially if you haven't used this stuff before --- pay strict attention to the safety advice these guys give you. This is bad stuff if it's not handled correctly. It's incredible stuff if it is. If anything, overcompensate when working with epoxy, and, if you're going to use a random orbital sander (ROS), be very, very careful to have the correct protection for eyes, skin and lungs. Buy the best respirator you can get --- not the little filter masks --- the real, Darth Vader type deal. Not cheap, but invaluable in protecting your lungs and your whole body. You really don't want to develop an alergy to epoxy, or to suffer any of the many other things it can do to you. But epoxy, chemically bonding (I don't know how) glass fiber and plywood is the best of all worlds. Build safe! Have fun. Joq *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jan 11 2003 - 07:24:31 PST
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