Simple Tricks

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!

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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