Sunday, October 29, 2017

Paper Fins?

A friend helped me make some 2" thick red oak planks for some outdoor storage shelves.  The planks were made from discarded timber cuts found at a local lumber mill.  I had to fill in some dry rot that was in one of the planks with an epoxy wood filler mix I made.

While I was at it, I decided to do a little experimenting with some (old) desk ink blotter (IB) paper I scored.  Figured it might make usable substrate for fin plates when saturated with epoxy.  The IB paper is very absorbent.  

Four pieces of IB paper created a mini-panel (3" x 5") that is 3/32" thick.  (Almost didn't get the test piece out from between the glass panes.)

Even with the short pot life, Kwik Kick epoxy completely saturated the 4 pieces of IB paper before the resin began to set up.  I would want a bit slower set time when doing more than 4 pieces of IB paper in one sitting.

Got the test piece out this morning.  Seems pretty tough.  Couldn't break it with my hands/fingers.

Need to try laying up 16 pieces of IB paper next.  Might give it a FG skin/shell after foiling for greater strength.








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