Homemade water tanks.
Scotty,
It sounds like what you were originally talking about is the relatively
new 1/8"X4"X8" FRP panels, costing about $26, that are meant to replace
the old 1/4 inch tile board.
I have used a ton of it in the family restaurants for kitchens and
bathrooms. When it is fresh it reeks of polyester so it should work
good with epoxy, which is something you already do well. I have never
built anything structural out of if but have attached things with epoxy
with success so far. Some testing here is in order. A tank would
obviously have to have stiffeners on the panels but so does an FRP hull.
You might even be able to us the inside corner trim peaces to glue the
tank together.
I am using it to replace the crappy plywood and teak panels in my Irwin
37. I am going to epoxy it to 1/4" plastic to make new sliding doors
for my hanging lockers. I just put a peace down on the floor of our
commissary to see how well it fold up as flooring. In addition, the
stuff works really well with wood working tools. I have cut it with a
tablesaw, skillsaw, handsaw, bandsaw and router, I even scored a peace
once with a boxknife (I was in a hurry) and snapped it.
I hope this helps.
Regards, Ron
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