Hi Art,
This looks like the vacuum bag technique will be
the ideal clamping method. Just google it for
ideas. I have an old refrig compressor that is
waiting for a project but nothing coming up soon for me yet.
When you're finished you can tell the crew ,"It's
a work of Art." <insert thanks to grandpa for that one RIP>
Cheerrs, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 05:13 PM 06/11/2012, you wrote:
I build guitars and it is hard to clamp
something in the middle of a guitar top or back.
The solution is something they call a go bar
deck. Were you use fiber glass rods wedged to
apply pressure. If you have ever put sheetrock
on a ceiling and used a 2x4 wedged against the
floor to hold it up. If you injected glue in the
blister then put on waxpaper and a square of
plywood and a wooden rod wedged against the
opposite wall to apply pressure. A telescoping
rod or something spring loaded would work to. If
you can't visualize this google luthiers go-bar
deck. Good Luck- Bill Sterling -Taffy Girl
In a message dated 11/6/2012 5:56:26 P.M.
Eastern Standard Time, sam.c.sal...@gmail.com writes:
If it was my boat, I think I'd try to inject
glue (waterproof Titebond? or epoxy) into the
blister with a syringe. You can buy glue syringes at Lee Valley:
<http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=20003&cat=1,110,42967&ap=1>http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=20003&cat=1,110,42967&ap=1
But I suspect they're available all over - Harbour Freight? as your in the US.
My first thought would be to slit the blister
with a box cutter - this would let air escape
but still allow for an invisible join; inject
the glue/epoxy; put pressure on the blister with
some sort of wooden strut across the cabin. Put
wax paper under the strut so you don't glue it to the bulkhead!
sam
C&C 26 Liquorice
Ghost Lake Alberta
On 2012-11-06, at 2:22 PM, <mailto:wster1...@aol.com>wster1...@aol.com wrote:
I think the iron method may work. The heat will
soften the glue and the iron would press it
down. There is no way to clamp it flat on the wall. Good luck-Bill Sterling
In a message dated 11/6/2012 3:54:23 P.M.
Eastern Standard Time,
<mailto:rothassocia...@verizon.net>rothassocia...@verizon.net writes:
I hope someone on the list may have a
suggestion as to how to address/fix my problem.
Sometime during the last month or so, water
must have gotten into the boat from the deck as
yesterday while cleaning up below, I found
several blisters/delamination of the teak
veneer on the upper far port side of the
forward bulkhead in the main cabin. This
situation has developed since late August which
was the last time I wiped down the bulkhead.
Iâm not sure where the water got in as,
except for the handrail which is not exactly
over the blistered area and where I have never
had any leaks in the 20 years Iâve owned the
boat, there arenât any fittings, cleats, etc.
on the cabin top over the bulkhead between the
mast and the side of the cabin. The blisters
are tear drop shaped, wider at the top where
the bulkhead meets to top of the cabin and
narrowing down to almost a point. They extend
in from the side of the cabin about 8-10 inches
and one or two of them are 6 inches long or so.
The blisters are only on the aft side of the
bulkhead close to the side of the cabin. There
doesnât seem to be any problem with the same
area on the other side of the bulkhead in the head.
The area is dry now. Although I couldnât
reach to the very top of the bulkhead since the
cabin liner is in the way, it appears that the
plywood under the teak veneer is solid and
there are no signs of rot or moisture on either
side of the bulkhead in the affected area.
The interior veneer on the boat has been
varnished. By pressing on the blisters, it
seemed like they could be pressed back flat against the plywood backing.
I realize my first challenge will be to find
out where the water is coming from, but I would
appreciate any suggestions as to how these
blisters might be repaired. I know that
blistered veneers on furniture can sometimes be
removed by heating with an iron, but that
supposes that the veneer is applied with a heat
sensitive glue. I suspect that the veneer that
C&C used might have been glued with something
like contact cement because of its intended use in a marine environment.
I will be very grateful for any comments or
suggestions as to how to deal with the
blistered veneer after Iâve traced down the source of the water.
Thanks,
Art Roth
C&C 36 Godspeed
Palmetto, FL
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