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Laminating involves gluing together strips of wood, planks, core materials, or plywood sheets and then clamping them together to hold them in place until cured. To create the glue needed for this application, mix milled glass fibers with epoxy until the mixture is the consistency of ketchup. here
The properties that make colloidal silica the ideal structural epoxy filler also make it hard to sand. If needed, you can mix in some microballoons to make sanding easier. Colloidal silica is sometimes added in with other epoxy fillers to prevent sagging.
This lightweight epoxy filler consists of glass or plastic (phenolic) microspheres that are mixed with epoxy to create a lightweight fairing compound that’s easy to sand and easy to shape.
Colloidal silica can be added to the mixture to prevent sagging, if needed. You can also add microballoons to make the mixture easier to sand, if desired. more
A fillet (sounds like ‘fill-it’) is a continuous bead of mixed, thickened epoxy applied to the angle joint formed where two parts meet, such as two pieces of plywood. Fillets create a strong structural brace, without the need for fasteners. Fillets are used in wooden boat building and repair and can be used for DIY home repairs on trim and window frames. [links]
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Many nuts have a similar nutrient profile to peanuts, but some offer a better source of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. These alternatives may also be suitable for people with peanut allergies, although you should talk to your doctor to make sure a nut butter is safe for you. here
Peanut butter also contains omega-6. This fatty acid lowers bad (LDL) cholesterol and increases protective (HDL) cholesterol. In addition, peanuts are a natural source of arginine, an amino acid that may prevent heart and vascular disease by promoting good blood vessel function.
Fiberglass hulls blister because the shiny exterior, the gelcoat layer, is not 100-percent impermeable to water. Seeking equilibrium, the water on the face of the gelcoat is drawn to dry voids on the back side — air pockets in the original lay-up or adhesive failures between laminates (particularly between the gelcoat and first layer). This attraction is intensified by loose soluble materials in the laminate, with which the water combines into larger molecules, too large to pass back through the gelcoat. Worse still, the solutions created are acidic, which can attack the resin and release more soluble material that attracts yet more water. The pressure that necessarily builds is released by expanding the volume of the void, pushing the gelcoat into a dome. more
No one looking at a bottom with a few blisters can tell you with certainty the cause, the gravity, or the most appropriate treatment. For that reason, a bit of wait-and-see when blisters are first discovered is likely to be the better and often the least costly course, particularly if your boat spends time out of the water. here
Blisters might signal a major defect due to either inferior materials or poor techniques when the hull was built, but absent a blistering history with other boats from the same builder, you should be slow to draw such a dire conclusion. Blisters also occur because an inattentive worker may have failed to apply the gelcoat uniformly; because fluctuations in the mix from the resin sprayer may have created spots of soft gelcoat; because features in the mold may have induced thinner coverage; because the gelcoat may have been sanded to excess by the owner or yard; because chemical stripper may have been used on the bottom; because contaminants in the water may have attacked the gelcoat; or a dozen other reasons. here
Don't let a few blisters on your hull intimidate you this spring! (All illustrations: ©2013 Mirto Art Studio)
At first, he drew posters for the Treasury Department and the War Production Board. But by 1943, Geisel wanted to do more, so he joined the U.S. Army. He was put in command of the animation department of the 1st Motion Picture Unit, which was created out of the Army Signal Corps. There, he wrote pamphlets and films and contributed to the famous Private Snafu cartoon series. [links]
What might surprise people is that some of those animals escaped in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and could be roaming the oceans as you read this.
The German city of Cologne in 1945. The city suffered the largest single bombing raid in World War II with over 1,000 bombers hitting it in one night. (U.S. Department of Defense)
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The details of the sighting were included in an investigation report:
Every recruit, in the first few weeks of boot camp, will get in a line during their medical evaluations and get stuck in the arm with all sorts of needles and have thermometers shoved into some uncomfortable places.