cooters T bucket build

[cooter]

Temp is 72° 49% humidity

 

[Gerry]

That helps. TU

 

[RPM]

Im getting pretty good at mixin. Ron Pope came down to shop and showed me how to rock n roll. I'm dangerous with a roller..

Does not take too long, usually takes me longer to think about it.

 

[RPM]

Temp is 72° 49% humidity

If you can do it in direct sunlight light it will kick off real quick

 

[fletcherson]

Infra red heat lights help too, I recently learned from some very slow glass on a humid, cool day. Temp doesn't seem to be the whole story.

 

[cooter]

done

 

[cooter]

I can't pick it up alone any longer.

 

[cooter]

 

[Zandoz]

My compliments on a job well done!

The wooding around the top of the body has caught my eye, and have a few questions.

• Is that wooding intended more as reinforcement, or more for facilitating future upholstery?

The rest of the questions are intended if your purpose for that wooding is reinforcement...

• Did you get more or less reinforcement than expected?
• Did you use one layer of wooding or more? My concern is that with a single layer around the curves, where the blocks of wood are used,that those butt joints would be weak points.
• Do you feel that going with 2 layers of thinner blocks with the butt joints overlapped, would be stronger? Worth the additional work?

I'm going to have door cutouts on both sides, and I'm very worried about the rear section of the body flexing at the door opening.

 

[cooter]

My compliments on a job well done!

The wooding around the top of the body has caught my eye, and have a few questions.

• Is that wooding intended more as reinforcement, or more for facilitating future upholstery?

The rest of the questions are intended if your purpose for that wooding is reinforcement...

• Did you get more or less reinforcement than expected?
• Did you use one layer of wooding or more? My concern is that with a single layer around the curves, where the blocks of wood are used,that those butt joints would be weak points.
• Do you feel that going with 2 layers of thinner blocks with the butt joints overlapped, would be stronger? Worth the additional work?

I'm going to have door cutouts on both sides, and I'm very worried about the rear section of the body flexing at the door opening.

Wood is for reinforcing and interior. I bonded it in and those joints are bonded also then 2 layers of glass over that. Super strong.

 

[Gerry]

I was once told that only American Oak had the same expansion rate as fibre glass. No idea if its true.... anyone know?

 

[choppinczech]

I was once told that only American Oak had the same expansion rate as fibre glass. No idea if its true.... anyone know?

Don't know. But it makes sense. It's very dense. Red oak is available everywhere here too.

 

[butch27]

I plan on reinforcing my door area with oak when I cut it.

 

[Zandoz]

Before I lost my source of it, I'd originally planned on using ash. I figured that if ash was good enough for Morgan, it's for me. Now I guess it's one of those things I'll wait till the time comes and see what's available.

 

[Zandoz]

Wood is for reinforcing and interior. I bonded it in and those joints are bonded also then 2 layers of glass over that. Super strong.

Hmmm...I'd not thought of the bonding between the blocks. Do you think my idea of 2 layers of thinner blocks with overlapping joints would be worth the effort?

 

[cooter]

Hmmm...I'd not thought of the bonding between the blocks. Do you think my idea of 2 layers of thinner blocks with overlapping joints would be worth the effort?

Im no expert, but that sure looks like it would work. Might take a little more work..

 

[HenrysT]

Use WHITE oak, it's used on most exterior door thresholds. Red oak doesn't hold up as well to the weather If you want to build up a lip around the body, use red cedar, it's soft and easy to work with.

 

[2old2fast]

"hardwoods" like red & white oak , ash , etc. are stable , hold fasteners well , & machine well ,however , they do have a tendency to split easily, probably the most stable , machinable , split resistant wood that holds fasteners well is poplar. AFA expansion rates , if the wood is fully enclosed in f-glass , I would guess it's a non-factor..
dave

 

[butch27]

Is poplar a "hardwood"?

 

[choppedtop]

On a scale of 350 to 4380, Poplar has a 540 rating, Red Oak 1230, White Oak 1335. So, Poplar is fairly soft.