Mold building

Discussion in 'Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building' started by bbugg, Oct 6, 2007.

  1. bbugg
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    bbugg New Member

    Would it be ok to use a chop gun after the tooling gel was applied or do I need to do a hand layup? I am planning to build a mold for a tank 7' x 7'.

    Thanks!!

    Bill
     
    bbugg, Oct 6, 2007
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  2. the1much
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    the1much hippie dreams

    what are you doing? building the "mold" or asking about building the tank?
     
    the1much, Oct 6, 2007
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