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Post by 1974 on Aug 18, 2013 19:24:57 GMT -5
I grew an entire colony of bubble things on my board. Attachments:
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Post by 1974 on Aug 25, 2013 11:51:33 GMT -5
Shaping the spray foam. Attachments:
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Post by 1974 on Oct 1, 2013 20:56:36 GMT -5
After 4 attempts I finally got the deck glued. I ended up with one small crack at the tail. Hopefully it doesn't grow as the wood dries. I finally decided to let the deck soak for 24 hours. I did this using wet towels and a homemade drip system. I made the drippers out of ziplock bags hanging above the board and poked a pin hole in each bag. This kept the board nice and wet. I was surprised to see that the wood naturally curved to fit the board after the 24 hour soak. If only I would have tried this the first time, I would be done shaping and glassing. Hopefully the deck doesn't fly off when I remove the 600 lbs. of weight. Attachments:
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Post by 1974 on Oct 4, 2013 6:38:29 GMT -5
....the board is still under full weight. I have spotted 2 small cracks between cinder blocks. All else look well. I figured I would give the glue somewhere between 3 and 5 days to fully cure. I have noticed the Gorilla Glue seems to get a little harder every day for the first week. At least this seems to be the case with the foamy squeeze out.
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Post by 1974 on Oct 6, 2013 6:36:03 GMT -5
Top is glued and clamps removed. Looks like I have a few cracks to work with but over all I am happy with the out come. Attachments:
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Post by 1974 on Oct 12, 2013 21:33:40 GMT -5
Getting ready to shape this thing. Attachments:
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Post by 1974 on Oct 28, 2013 20:29:37 GMT -5
I decided it was time for a weigh in. 58 lbs before glass and I am about 1/4 of the finished shaping and sanding. I figure that i may lose another pound after i finish shaping and sanding but that may be a high estimate. Glassing will add another 5-8lbs i am guessing. I don't know what the average board of this size weighs but this seems heavy. It sure felt a little heavy and awkward moving it around.
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Post by 1974 on Nov 25, 2013 4:36:27 GMT -5
Glued and clamped tail block. Attachments:
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Post by 1974 on Nov 25, 2013 20:49:05 GMT -5
Rough shaped tail block. Attachments:
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Post by 1974 on Nov 25, 2013 20:52:33 GMT -5
Nose is almost ready for blocks. Notice the cracking on the planks. I will repair those with sawdust and superglue then sand smooth. Attachments:
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Post by juliangibraltar on Dec 2, 2013 9:44:28 GMT -5
Looking good 1974! Do you think the planks would have split if you had glued them in place individually? I am about to do my bottom planking and still torn between laying individually and taking more time or gluing them together and then fitting.....Individually they seem quite flimsy at around 6mm and should flex better than if all together?
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Post by 1974 on Dec 2, 2013 16:09:24 GMT -5
This is a crack measuring about six inches and 1/8 inch wide. First I use really fine sawdust ti fill the crack. I got this out of my bag on my belt sander. Next I put a line of medium or thin superglue all the way along the crack. I then sprinkle more sawdust from the collection bag on my belt sander. I then press the sawdust into the crack. I let it set for 5 minutes and brush off the sawdust. This is how it looks after sanding with 120 grit on a belt sander.
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Post by 1974 on Dec 2, 2013 19:45:51 GMT -5
clamping the nose blocks. Planning on installing the "keystone" part of the nose block tomorrow morning.
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Post by 1974 on Feb 28, 2014 14:34:19 GMT -5
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Post by juliangibraltar on Mar 2, 2014 13:23:34 GMT -5
Looking excellent! you're nearly there!
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