Makes me wonder if a fibreglass air plenum box can
be made strong enough for turbocharging (15-18 lbs)
without going to extreme (1/4 inch or more) thickness.
I guess it's possible to make a box with aluminum
mounts inside the laminate.
Thomas
O'Farrell, Fergus wrote:
> Hello Mark and folks in general.
> I just wanted to take a moment and thank/congratulate Mark for his excellent
> work and this helpful resource. I teach fiberglass manuf'ing classes, and
> it the most difficult thing not to get caught up in the chain of events
> making a project like this and forget to take off the sticky gloves and take
> digi-pics. Mark, your outline and captions are terrific. I will send all
> the "I wanna put a boombox in my Civic" students to go see this site, as
> they tend to be a bit challenged in terms of attention span, so when you lay
> out these points their eyes just glaze over. I guess I need to work on my
> graphics, or let them hold a Nintendo joystick, as then they get intense and
> listen and forget to blink and get all red-eyed..... sorry, OT there.
> anyway, great stuff. Not slagging, but there are a few hints below as well.
> Very creative to put the cupholders just behind the seat.
>
> From: "Mark Sedlack" <msedlack@neo.rr.com>
> Subject: Update on the "R"
> Its time for an update on progress on the "R", our custom 66 1600. I put up
> a
> new page on latest work last night -
>
> <<When doing the glass, you want to drape the cloth past the edges so it
> lays
> flat against the MDF. After it cures, you trim it off close to flush with
> the MDF using the saw, then sand it the rest of the way flush.>>
> Or, hang around until the resin has partially gelled (about the consistency
> of a donut or orange peel) and then you can drag a blade thru it without
> dragging the fibers for that "close to net" trimming operation. It is
> called 'green trim', and saves the ear drums and cutter blades, and with
> thin parts the cutter can often delaminate the parts if gets caught up or
> jammed a bit. (ask me how I know that one!)
>
> <<The blue styrofoam is from Home Depot -1/2" / Carter Lumber 2".>>
> and most of the electronic stuff (or most anything shipped from China) you
> buy is packed in styrene foam. You can find mounds out the back of a frig
> store, Harbor Freight, etc.
> thanks again Mark,
> Fergus O'Fiberglass, 69 2000, HB,CA
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