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Tips for mixing small batches of epoxy By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor My favorite way to mix small batches of WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy, when less than full pump strokes on the mini pumps are required, is by metering resin and hardener into a graduated cylinder made with a plastic syringe. The 807 Plastic Syringes, […]
Spring-loaded wire cutters By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor In 2011, our Technical Advisors Bruce Niederer and Don Gutzmer were packing tools for a trip to Mystic Seaport where they would once again provide guidance and instruction to families participating in the WoodenBoat Show’s Family Boatbuilding event. They recalled from the previous summer that spring-loaded […]
Easy-to-build strip-plank projects By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Building a natural finish wood-strip or strip-plank canoe can be exciting and a bit daunting, particularly if it is your first clear finish canoe. You’ll commit time and money to the project and your expectations may run high. Most people are happy with the results of […]
with WEST SYSTEM Epoxy By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Ten years ago the rear fender on my son John’s 1991 Honda Accord was damaged just forward of the wheel. It had been repaired at a local body shop, but four months later the same fender was rusting. I took it back to the body […]
With G/5 Five-Minute Epoxy Adhesive By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor A few years back Mary, my better half, suggested I make a custom stained glass lampshade for our den at home. There are molds commercially available for making glass lampshades. They hold glass pieces in position in the desired curved shape until the soldering […]
