Cost of materials

Discussion in 'Wooden Boat Building and Restoration' started by Poida, Jan 19, 2011.

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  1. rwatson
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    rwatson Senior Member

    Nah, tried that - Qcells are just that bit cheaper and you dont get the kids going around licking the decks. :p

    Sam Devlin suggests using wood flour (very fine wood sandings) to mix with epoxy to make, it thick. He says "if you cant get it at your epoxy supplier, goto the nearest big bakery, where they will sell you a bag cheap. Its used to put the fibre in bread."

    If you go to www.ecopoxysystems.com, you can buy an epoxy that is made from peanuts.

    It won't be long before starving sailors will be able to eat the boat when they run out of food, instead of each other.
     
    rwatson, Jan 28, 2011
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  2. waikikin
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    Good for fairing a catamerange:confused:
     
    waikikin, Jan 28, 2011
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  3. tunnels

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    Its only exspensive of you have to do the job more than once !! And when you over mix and waste what you are using !!
    Epiglue ??what wrong with west epoxy . its used for everything !! and much cheaper in the long run !!!Think a little and maybe save a lot !!
     
    tunnels, Feb 5, 2011
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