76SeaRay
Lieutenant Junior Grade
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I read through the safety sticky and it talks about safety equipment which is great. I was wondering if some of you could expand upon that with some recommendations and brands and models. For example, paint and resin requires respirators capable of handling VOC's but many of those you can buy say to not use them on dust (grinding fiberglass). So, looking for recommendations for painting, epoxy application, urethane application, cutting/grinding fiberglass, and cutting/grinding wood.
Maybe we could compile a list as follows with some good brands and models listed that are affordable and stand up to the rigors of working boats:
Safety Equipment
Respirators for Paint mixing and application
Respirators for Epoxy mixing and application
etc
Tools for Working Materials
Sanding/Prepping Fiberglass (Like the Hull at the Transom)
Grinding/Prepping Structural Fiberglass (Like stringer bases away from the Hull)
Grit for Sanding Materials for various jobs
Blade types and coarseness
Tool speed
etc
An example of applying this list is that I am wondering whether to use a right angle grinder with a 4 inch disk, a 6 inch DA sander, or 8 inch buffer with coarse sanding disk to prep the hull for bonding the new transom plywood. Along with this, what grit to use and can I do it in one pass or start with coarse and finish with fine. Also, what speed in different applications.
Please let me know if I missed this somewhere on the site.
Thanks....
Maybe we could compile a list as follows with some good brands and models listed that are affordable and stand up to the rigors of working boats:
Safety Equipment
Respirators for Paint mixing and application
Respirators for Epoxy mixing and application
etc
Tools for Working Materials
Sanding/Prepping Fiberglass (Like the Hull at the Transom)
Grinding/Prepping Structural Fiberglass (Like stringer bases away from the Hull)
Grit for Sanding Materials for various jobs
Blade types and coarseness
Tool speed
etc
An example of applying this list is that I am wondering whether to use a right angle grinder with a 4 inch disk, a 6 inch DA sander, or 8 inch buffer with coarse sanding disk to prep the hull for bonding the new transom plywood. Along with this, what grit to use and can I do it in one pass or start with coarse and finish with fine. Also, what speed in different applications.
Please let me know if I missed this somewhere on the site.
Thanks....