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Created by Gestalt Gestalt  > 9 months ago, 20 Jul 2024
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Gestalt
Gestalt

QLD

14722 posts

20 Jul 2024 2:25pm
black, blue and white
Mark _australia
Mark _australia

WA

23526 posts

20 Jul 2024 2:19pm
I am more interested to see the end grain balsa (?) sandwich layer.... yes?
Gestalt
Gestalt

QLD

14722 posts

20 Jul 2024 4:50pm
Yes, sandwich layer.
Imax1
Imax1

QLD

4926 posts

20 Jul 2024 5:13pm
Did you vac it ?
Gestalt
Gestalt

QLD

14722 posts

20 Jul 2024 5:38pm
Nope. Masking tape. There is hoop veneer under the tape in the photo.
Imax1
Imax1

QLD

4926 posts

20 Jul 2024 5:42pm
I have some questions if I may. Did you use thickened resin under the balsa. Is it used on the bottom and of so ,how did you hold it down. Does it easily wrap around the rails. How thick is it .What glass layers did you use?
Gestalt
Gestalt

QLD

14722 posts

20 Jul 2024 5:46pm
Yes. I use different additives for different jobs. For wood I use an additive used for wooden boats that makes the epoxy act like glue.

not on bottom.
only as an inlay to full deck. Doesn't wrap rails. Rails are glass wrap
Mark _australia
Mark _australia

WA

23526 posts

20 Jul 2024 5:21pm
Loving end grain balsa use, prob cheap ish for u lucky Qlders ??
WA - no corecell anymore due to sh!t distributors. Qld has it
Could never get bamboo veneer. Only from Qld
No decent sized sheets of end grain balsa here.
Gestalt
Gestalt

QLD

14722 posts

20 Jul 2024 8:09pm
I bought a bunch of balsa from mark riley ages ago. That's the last of it so I'm going to try something different next build. I've got a roll of armacell Rpet core and some Rpet structural board I set plugs and boxes in. Enough for a few builds so that's next.
Gestalt
Gestalt

QLD

14722 posts

20 Jul 2024 8:13pm
Smaller quantities of Hoop pine veneer have disappeared for me. Kinda sux. It's the best species to use. matilda veneer has it but only in joinery size sheets.
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