29 Jan 22:
We added clamping blocks to the bending jig. Spacing is arbitrary, with enough blocks around the curves to ensure the proper bend.
Before the laminations are clamped to the bending jig, we covered the jig with a plastic trash bag, to keep the adhesive from sticking to the jig. We chose TotalBoat THIXO as the adhesive, applied to both faces of the strips and smoothed with a paint stick to ensure full coverage. The pre-thickened resin mixes with hardener from separate cartridges through a mixing tube. Today we tried out the THIXO Pro tubes, which have more volume than THIXO from a single 2 part tube, but also requires a special dispensing gun. THIXO also comes in a single tube that can be dispensed with a regular caulk gun or High Thrust 25:1 caulk gun. The High Thrust gun makes it easier to squeeze the caulk gun handle.
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