AR15 in Ohio

[chrisobee]

It is best to use the very best material that you can afford. I've never heard anyone complain that they used the best material.

[jsriolo]

YAY! I finally got my materials! Too bad it was all beaten to hell getting here...



Just kidding! The corners are kind of beaten up and the top/bottom sheetshave some gouges but I ordered extra and the rest is alright. I am surprised I got off so easy; the guys at the freight depot were the laziest, most careless guys I have ever seen. I can't believe that any packages are able to make their way out of that place unbroken.




Like I said, most of the damage is on the top/bottom sheets and I have extra. I will probably use the dinged ones for practice.

And so it begins...

[chrisobee]

Well, that's not good. The good news is that the corners are probably the least used bits. You can probably work around the other divots so I would guess that its not as bad as you might think.

[gk108]

Like Chris said, you should be able to work around those bad spots, but it is a drag. For my V10, I had a sheet with bad blemishes from the factory and had to rework the nesting to make it work out to where the blemishes weren't a part of my boat. I kind of went about it the hard way and drew the lines on the sheet 2 or 3 times before I realized that the end result was simply flipping the panel over as drawn on the sheet. You're probably making sawdust already. Have fun.

[jsriolo]

I am off work for the rest of the year because they will not let me roll over vacation. Guess I'll focus on the boat. I believe I have everything that I need, but prep work continues. I have built a loft to get my plywood off the ground because space is limited. I am also going to hang some type of divider so I am not heating the whole garage... Which brings me to my first major oversight of the project: I bought slow hardener because I figured I'd need the extra time being a newbie. However, because of the temps I'm working in I should have gotten fast hardener. I am not even sure the slow hardener will work at all with normal garage temps. I am going to get a thermometer for the garage and then refer to this page http://boatbuildercentral.com/howto/cure_times.php. Depending on the temp I am even considering ordering fast hardener.

[PJPiercey]

I am also going to hang some type of divider so I am not heating the whole garage...

If you can get it just a tad over 60 you'll be fine. I use nothing but slow. You could mix a little bit of fast to the slow. When you mix, spend a little extra time with it in the pot before you spread it thin to let the reaction get started.

[jsriolo]

Alright - I've had some problems with the temperature but I think I've mostly figured that out. Well, I hope so because I did my first fiberglass seam with some scrap plywood. I'll be checking on how it turns out shortly.

I also got a lot of work done on the jig that I'm making for this. I know it is not required but it gave me a lot of opportunities to practice.

[ks8]

Congrats on the first cuts!

[jsriolo]

I haven't actually cut my okume yet!. I'm too scared!

Heh, that will be coming shortly. I think I'm going to actually cut the real transom.

[jsriolo]

Progress on the jig...