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jcsercsa · Mar 12, 2008

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OK guys heres whats going on yesterday and to day , yesterday got the 3 stringer cut , and not much else looked at the grinder but had appts for the kids , so today I got it out , the grinder that is !!! lol didnt really want to nut had to frist pic is where i left off ...

second is about half of her that looks like that , man it tool about 4 1/2 hour to get her like that !!!!

and this is another pic of where I left off !!

think I can get the rest of this grinding done in anouther 5 hour and it will look like the middle pic !! man I thought i was allmost done grinding !!!!!!!!! lol ooops was right !!! till shes in the water !! I can see the end thoe !!!!!!! its a comming !! get this done next week and get the transom dried fitted again and set the top down and see how she fits , the I think I am perrty ready to glass her in !!!! I hope lol john

lundnisswa · Mar 12, 2008

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Hey it looks like you are doing a great job! I am ready to start grinding myself, do you have any tips for me on the task, such as;

What type tool are using and what grit do you find most effective?
Do I want to use the 4 1/2" angle grinder with 40 grit flex pad, or what?

How about protective equipment, I know how much dust it raises, any tips there would be good too.

Thanks for any tips you may have since you are doing what I am preparing to do.

SSR

jcsercsa · Mar 12, 2008

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lundnisswa said:
Hey it looks like you are doing a great job! I am ready to start grinding myself, do you have any tips for me on the task, such as;

What type tool are using and what grit do you find most effective?
Do I want to use the 4 1/2" angle grinder with 40 grit flex pad, or what?

How about protective equipment, I know how much dust it raises, any tips there would be good too.

Thanks for any tips you may have since you are doing what I am preparing to do.

SSR

Hi there lundnisswa, welcome, well I am using my craft man angle grinder buffer, I got a 7 1/2 mason cutting disk !! it just eat that glass !!!!! lot of the guys the courses sand paper there is !!! this is only my second disk 2.33 at home depot !! you need a dual mask , one for paint and chems !!! a couple of the throw away suits would really be great !!! in you wear your cloths dont wash them with other cloths !! or even in your was machine , that glass will spread to other cloths !!! let the grinder do the work , what i mean you dont have to force it just let the weight of the grinder do the work , it will save your hands and wrist, I also have the shop vac, going when i am grinding cuts the dust down by over half , and make sure you filter is good , you will need to stop and clean it a couple time , I had to clean mine 3 times in 4 1/2 hours today, other then get ready to get ichy !!!!! lol have fun !!! John

oops! · Mar 12, 2008

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atta go buddie....

erikgreen · Mar 13, 2008

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I've tried a bunch of various types of disks, and nothing works like the 3m sandblaster flap disks... the kind you have to use a special adapter for in a 4 1/2" grinder. It takes off old glass something like 3x as fast as the rigid metal grinding type disks.

I use the 36 grit.

Erik

jcsercsa · Mar 14, 2008

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Ok I have updated my parts list .
1] epoxy- 635316 5gals $230.00
2] matt fg-10550 15 yards $ 48.00
3] 8.5oz 2x2 twill fiberglass e cloth
fg-7725-38 10yards $ 97.50
4] 10oz E-glass
FG-c1050 10 yards $ 66.00
5] FLAER [canbsal] 4gals $ 22,25
6] Foam-0216 16lbs kit two kits $118.00

Rollers
7] fr 2301 1 inch $ 6.50
8] fr-1213a 3 inch $ 6.70
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total $ 594.95
Plus two sheets of exterplywood 1/2
how does that look ? up the epoxy to 5 gals, John

jcsercsa · Mar 14, 2008

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Plus epx-p31 3-1 pump 6.25

total $ 601.20

John

ondarvr · Mar 14, 2008

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For grinding I find the paper (fiber) discs with 36 grit works the best, 24 grit can work, but with fewer cutting points it can get dull and start cutting slow on a hard abrasive surface like F/G. Finer grits (50 to 80) can cut fast if the surface is smooth like on gel coat, but 36 is a very good all purpose grit. The flapper discs (at least the ones I've used) tend to get dull, then cut slow and the grit in contact with the glass doesn't seem to wear away fast enough for rapid grinding, it's as if you're always grinding with dull worn out grit. I'll sometimes use the hard masonry or metal cutting and grinding discs, but mostly just for cutting, for a small job I'll use whatevers on the grinder though.

I use a small grinder frequently, but most of my grinding is done with full sized heavy duty body grinders, not the midsized cheap HF ones. I think I have 5 or so big ones and then a couple of mid size models and 3 or 4 small ones. I had a crew of 10 guys and at times 4 or 5 of us would be grinding 8 hours a day for 3 or 4 days straight.

oops! · Mar 14, 2008

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rvr....ya wanna rent thoes grinding guys out for a bit ???

kidding.....

cheers
oops...

btw....bring your sticks..(golf clubs)

jcsercsa · Mar 15, 2008

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Ok guys I was told by a very good source that I dont need the matt if i am useing epoxy , So i get to take off 48.00 so new total is $ 553.20 thank you sir , saved me 50 bucks and a couple hours !!!!! John

jcsercsa · Mar 19, 2008

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Hay guys and gals , well it was a day of grinding 7 hours of it , still got another 2 or 3 to go !!!!! I will get some pics posted later !!!! man my hands and back are sore !!!!! and just think if i was OOOps age ????? hahahaha ok it almost time for hockey later guys !!!! John

oops! · Mar 19, 2008

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jcsercsa said:
Hay guys and gals , well it was a day of grinding 7 hours of it , still got another 2 or 3 to go !!!!! I will get some pics posted later !!!! man my hands and back are sore !!!!! and just think if i was OOOps age ????? hahahaha ok it almost time for hockey later guys !!!! John

ok youngster......pics first hockey later ! (one more crack and i aint gonna send you a birthday lollypop !

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im gonna go jump on mine now.....time to get atter....first time in over a week...total 3 hours in 2 1/2 weeks.....UNACCEPTABLE!

gonna grind for about 3 hours then start the huge layups...stem to stern...

wanna help?...could use some fresh young arms

jcsercsa · Mar 19, 2008

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Sure I will be right there !!!! you got the Beer ?? John

jcsercsa · Mar 19, 2008

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For everone , OOOps is 26 days Older then I am !!! so he's the old man !!!!! lol John

oops! · Mar 20, 2008

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jcsercsa said:
For everone , OOOps is 26 days Older then I am !!! so he's the old man !!!!! lol John

thats 26.3 days....young'n....

and the beers here john....!!!!!!.......we gotta party !

jcsercsa · Mar 24, 2008

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Ok guys and gals !!! couldnt stand it no more had to get out there for a bit today , took off a couple hour from work and got out there and got a little bit more grinding done !! this is what i got left !!!

ok this next pic is a spot where I think you would call them stress cracks , the frist pic is a long shot and the next two are closer of them , there kind of hard to see , think i should clean them out a bit more and the going to glass over this spot ???? there is a couple on the other side to but not as bad as on this side !!!!

jcsercsa · Mar 24, 2008

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ok here are some pics of the hole thing !!! still got a little bit of grinding to do on the transom also , I get a real weekend off this week friday sat and sunday , !!! usally have tue wed off so wont get back out there till friday

still a little bit confused about bedding the stringers, read oops tread and he is using 5200, thought he told me to us peanut butter{cabisal] sp } ??/

ohh yea didnt tell yeas but had a set back on getting the stuff ordered , had to get a hole new exhaust system !! was just getting ready to order !!! 445, for the dang thing !!!!!!!!! then just talked to the brother inlaw and he told me his buddie would have done it for 350 !!!! #^(&^*#&^^%^%*(&^$#*^%*&( lol so just going to keep going on her and get it ordered in a few more weeks !! still got a lot to do !!!! John

jcsercsa · Mar 29, 2008

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Hi all , well got allmost all the grinding done !!! and i say all most cause I go a little to do where the deck is going in !!! and thats it !!!!! I hope !!! I just spent the last hour fighting with photobucket, it wont resize my pics . keeps shutting down when i go to resize to 680x400 , just kicks me out !!! so I am just posting it as is !!!

the next pic is where the stress cracks are gone, they arent all the way through they are just in the resin!!

jcsercsa · Mar 29, 2008

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the next pic is just the transom area done !!! cant belive I am saying its done grinding !!! yeeeeehhhhaaaaaa !!! lol spent about 2 hours with the shop vac, and taking all the snap off going to get started on cleaning the hull and all , getting ready for paint !!! so still got lots to do !!! John

ondarvr · Mar 29, 2008

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The bedding material isn't all that critical, it's just needed to keep the stringer off the hull and many small boat builders don't use any thing at all.

Looks good so far.

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