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Uses and Tips for Furniture Repair and More by Tom Pawlak and Captain James R. Watson Above: G/5 Five-Minute Adhesive is applied neatly to a furniture joint. Let’s look at some ways G/5 Five-Minute-Adhesive can be used around the house for everything from furniture repair to building model railroads.
by Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor & Jeff Wright — Vice President of Technical Services Above: This joint style in an edge-glued, 1/8″ thick HDPE plastic strip which holds tight when deflected and is a good choice when gluing plastics. One of our goals for G/flex® was the ability to bond to a variety […]
Above: Pouring an air-free transducer base for installing a depth sounder. Draining neat (unthickened) epoxy through a hole in the bottom of the mixing cup will leave the air bubbles behind on the surface. A putty dam on the hull ensures the correct size and shape for the depth sounder base. Jim Costello of Dallas, […]
How to choose the best materials when building flat panels by Jeff Wright — Vice President of Technical Services Above: Jeff Wright, Vice President of GBI Technical Services, poised to take a deep dive into types, materials, costs, weight, and stiffness of flat panels. Many WEST SYSTEM® customers appreciate the benefits of cored composite construction. […]
The 5th edition of The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction comprises a thorough review of best practices, 20% new and updated material, and a revised layout for easier navigation. Each chapter was reconsidered in terms of evolving technology, new techniques, and the successes and failures of over thirty-five years of experience. We believe that the […]
