What weight cloth to start with..

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  1. capaworks
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    capaworks Junior Member

    In the middle of building a wheel for a boat. I've laminated a 1.25" rim out of core cell and bonded three spokes to the rim meeting at a 3/4" plywood hub..

    Next comes a bit of fairing then some glass.. Any ideas on what weight cloth we'll need with epoxy to make this puppy rigid and robust??

    CW
     
    capaworks, Dec 2, 2006
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  2. yokebutt
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    yokebutt Boatbuilder

    I'd use several layers of something light that'll go around the corners easily, like 4-6 oz cloth. Also, consider carbon.
     
    yokebutt, Dec 4, 2006
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