Well, the formers for the turtle deck are made of foam, not wood. I started with wood and it was a mess, so having the general shape, I marked that on a piece of foam and it was a simple task to get the shape I wanted to glass over. Whenever I would make a fiberglass part, of course, I would make it with some glass hanging over the edges. It was very simple to then go back and trim the edges on the band saw. I found that using a knife would make some cuts where I did not want them if the knife slipped. And of course, any angle or other aluminum part that could not be cut by the shear, or when it was not convenient to go to the shear, I would cut with the band saw. I also made several parts out of aluminum block ( old retract spring bar ) on my radial arm saw, not having a milling machine.
Man, I wish I had a milling maching. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics? Peoples Choice at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il ? MVN Best KR at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il ? MVN Best Interior at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il ? MVN Best Paint at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il ? MVN Best Firwwall Forward at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il ? MVN Daniel R. Heath -?Lexington, SC -----Original Message----- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Larry&Sallie Flesner Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 8:44 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Aluminum Band Saw >For me, a band saw was one of the best tool investments that I made. I >cut a lot of foam and even fiberglass parts as well as aluminum with it. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Just curious, what fiberglass parts did you cut with the band saw? I don't remember having to "cut" any fiberglass parts. I cut all my foam with a knife. Larry Flesner _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
