[TheForge] fiberglass?

Wed Mar 10 06:49:00 2004

Thanks Phlip,

I think that would make a great smooth hole, but I'd be concerned it would
make it even more brittle.  Then give rise to stress cracks across the wall.
I might even overdrill the holes and fill around the bolt with RTV or some
such.  Have to see how patient I am following the instructions on the
website Charles sent ;)  Kevin

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Subject: Re: [TheForge] fiberglass?

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> I'm going to be building a set of benches and anvil stand in the back of a
> fellow farrier's cube van.  The box is simply 1/4"-5/16" fiberglass
panels.
> My thought was to build an angle iron frame that would bolt to the
> fiberglass walls, weld the benches to the frame and bolt them to the
floor.
> Then have horizontal angle iron trusses between the wall frames to
rigidify
> the structure port-starboard.
>
> The box is very rigid, but I'm concerned about drilling through the
> fiberglass wall and creating a bloody mess of fuzzy runners.  Any ideas on
> how to poke holes in fibrglass?
>
> Kevin Donahoe

Drill a smaller hole than you intend to use, then run a heated punch through
it, to seal the fuzzies and get the hole full size. DON'T breathe the fumes-
you might try it on a bit of scrap first.

Saint Phlip,
CoDoLDS

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