[TheForge] fiberglass?

Wed Mar 10 07:39:01 2004

If it were me doing this, I would fix it to the floor only.
I can not bring myself to think of that fiber glass as being strong 
enough or resistant enough to the stresses caused by motion.

  I would bet that even the wind causes the sides to move in and out. 
Fixing the panels in place other than at the edges could get bad real fast.

Just my opinion.

Mike Graf

Kevin Donaho e wrote:

> 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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> Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...
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> 
>>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,
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