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A Step in the Right Direction by Julie Jezowski Above: The cracked sole of Julie’s favorite boot prior to this G/flex shoe repair. My good ol’ faithful boots (meaning they’re old and need to be thrown out but I just can’t do it) blew a deep crack in each sole. I figured what a great […]
by Captain James R. Watson Above: The final step in this hockey stick repair is applying a layer of fiberglass tape to the repair area with G/flex 650 for additional reinforcing. Ice hockey sticks are exposed to cold temperatures plus high shock forces from contact with the puck as well as with the ice and […]
by Bill Bertelsen, GBI Test Engineer Above: A properly engineered scootboard chassis. Even without the resources of a well-equipped test lab, Bill Bertelsen, GBI’s test engineer, was able to gather useful composites data using the equipment at hand—in this case, a spring clamp, a ruler, a digital camera, and an 8-year-old girl. , “Daddy, can […]
by Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Above: The cracked polyurethane foam planter pot upon which Tom performed this simple pot repair with epoxy. You can see the household cling wrap he used to hold the cracked pot together while the epoxy cured. My wife Mary and I recently went to the local building center […]
WEST SYSTEM 410 Microlight® to the Rescue! by Jim Derck—GBI Technical Advisor Above: Jim Derck describes how he used 410 Microlight in a metal door repair. Image: A knocker on a metal door. Photo by Felix Luo on Unsplash At the end of moving day, after many large items had passed through the doorway, our […]
