Simple Tricks

[mb2778]

Two things that I've picked up that also make epoxy cleanup a ton easier:
-next you're putting PVA on something, coat your tools and mixing buckets in the lightest coat. once the epoxy dries, it'll come right off everything.
-use lavasoap to clean off epoxy. it's absolutely amazing how easily this gets everything off.

An obvious one that I discovered early on is to wet out your lay up on waxpaper before applying it to the mold.

that multiple-gloves idea is brilliant!

[PAR]

Simple tricks . . . get 'em drunk first . . .

[hoytedow]

This is a great thread. I hope anyone considering a build finds it before they have to learn things the hard way.

[ancient kayaker]

I've mentioned this before on the forum but this is the right thread for it so here it is again:

I cover a table with insulating foam then I can lay a sheet of ply on it and use a handheld circular saw. Way quicker and better than trying to run a jigsaw along the edge of a table, and safer than feeding the ply through a table saw too. I use a miniature panel saw, 3-1/2" (85 mm) blade, modified the pointer so it is the exact width of the blade so I can cut accurately on either side.

My saw has a zero clearance baseplate already, but a ply plate can be fitted to regular saw. Just fasten the ply then lower the blade through it to make the slot. Much cleaner cut.

[Landlubber]

Isn't that child labour....i thought that was stopped years ago.