"Michael Lampman" <mlampman_at_solitaireboats.com> wrote: [re: carving minicell foam:] > The most effective carving tool I have found is a small sure-form rasp. A > wire brush works well for rough shaping. Better than the wire brush is a right-angle grinder (Makita, etc.) equipped with 80- or 50-grit sandpaper on the pad. Makes for very smooth carving, and creates concave surfaces with ease. Wear a mask -- the dust is helacious! I rough-cut my blank to fit the cockpit first, glue full-length 2-inch-wide Velcro strips to the inside of the hull and the bottom of the foam (Weldwood RED CAN Contact Cement). Then I rough-shape the tush spot outside the yak. Pretty tough to grind inside the cockpit. Like others, I swear by my minicell seats. Nothing finer. Nothing comfier. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jan 12 2005 - 06:09:21 PST
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