And buy vinyl-ester only when you are ready to use it. It has a relative short shelf life.
Robert J. (Jack) Cooper kr2coo...@earthlink.net http://www.jackandsandycooper.com/kr2.html Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. > [Original Message] > From: <robert7...@aol.com> > To: <kr...@mylist.net> > Date: 10/30/03 10:49:22 AM > Subject: Re: KR>Fiberglass > > Gav, > > You had also asked a question on how much epoxy to buy. I ended up using 4-5 > gallons of epoxy, but I am also scratch building all the way. I bought a > gallon at a time as I needed it, not all at once, and bought the next gallon as it > was getting low. That way you don't have epoxy sitting on your self for > several years. Some epoxy does have usage dates. I've used West, T-88, Aeropoxy, and > the dreaded vinyl-ester for the fuel tank. > > Rob Schmitt > www.robert7721.com > > > Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 9:55:08 -0500 > From: <wyno...@bellsouth.net> > To: KR builders and pilots <kr...@mylist.net> > Subject: Re: KR>Fiberglass > Message-ID: > <20031030145508.mmtd1849.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth....@mail.bellsouth.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Precedence: list > Message: 19 > > wicks aircraft supply lists a kr glass in its list os glasses and coverings. > google will give you the address. I think it' www.wicksaircraft.com. they will > send you a catalogue also for asking. good reference--I've had good results > with them since the 1970s--were just a few miles from the farm. > > > > From: Gavin Donohoe <gavinandlou...@bigpond.com> > > Date: 2003/10/30 Thu AM 04:50:09 EST > > To: KR builders and pilots <kr...@mylist.net> > > Subject: KR>Fiberglass > > > > Well I guess all of you have nothing holding your KR's together other than > epoxy!!!!! I thought this list was to help people like myself who are all > alone out here with no local help. > > You know I really don't have the information in my instruction book or the > plans. Why doesn't someone tell me what weight glass you have used and where > you get the information ? it's ALMOST AS IF I've BEEN BLACKLISTED this isn't > really such a silly question is it compared to some I've read on here. > > > > Gav > > ROBERT F. SCHMITT > LTC, OD > Home 816-333-9237 > Cell 816-309-0099 > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
