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Try to find "The Gougeon Brothers on Boatbuilding." These are the guys that
developed and marketed West System epoxies and their newsletter has described uses including lots of applications in swimming pools, architectural stuff, etc. As you might suspect, the book describes the many boats they've built using all sorts of techniques. Well written with lots of pictures. Their techniques work well with System Three products, but don't tell them. http://www.westsystem.com/ System Three gives away "The Epoxy Book" on their web site. http://www.systemthree.com/index_2.asp Free if you register and download and print it yourself. It covers much of the same material in a lot fewer pages, but do read both. (Skip the first few paragraphs of The Epoxy Book if you really don't want to hear about the chemistry.) Roger (I think S3 might have less blush than West, but then maybe I've just been lucky.) http://home.earthlink.net/~derbyrm wrote in message oups.com... Hi, Thanks again to all for the help. I plan on going to the local university library to learn a bit more about fiberglass before making my decision. Do you have any personal favorite books on the subject? The Vaitses book has already been mentioned, it is on my list. I'd like something fairly basic, nothing that gets too in-depth about the chemistry, or about industrial-type methods. I'd like to learn about covering plywood with glass, making a 1-use mold, and also free-forming (doesn't have to all be the same book). Also I'd like to learn about the different properties of mats/cloths, different types of resins, gel coats, foams, etc. Thanks. |
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