971 - Fibreglass Panels Without Having To Make Molds

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[@hubrisnaut]

To give people some ideas about what is possible. I worked at a boat building yard. One way we would make panels Was to lay up fiberglass on a waxed table. (our particular table was an 8 foot stainless steel table with a 4 foot fiberglass extension.) The key is, fiberglass resin will not stick to waxed surfaces (We used car wax.). After cleaning with a solvent, we would use those panels to form up various items like fuel and water tanks. Another neat thing you can do with fiberglass resin is to use it as a glue on wooden parts (no glass). We used this technique to make curved parts like cabin roof or fore deck trusses. We would make a curved jig. We would then rip thin strips of wood. The strips were bent over the jig and secured. Apply the resin in between each layer and build up to the desired thickness. Good luck.

[@jeffreyrood8755]

You're smart in so many things. Makes my head spin. Great video as always!

[@johnmcfadden9336]

Effortless ingenuity and aptitude powerful combination

[@lloydy321]

Hey Rob, having worked on bodywork, I would advise to key the smooth surfaces, before applying the fibreglass. This will help to give it something to grip, and stop it coming apart from vibration, changes in temperature and moisture. I’ve seen this happen many times on motorcycle fairing repairs. :)

[@mkeyx82]

By "key" you mean to scratch the surface?

[@NorthernKitty]

That makes a lot of sense. Not unlike roughing up the surface of things you wish to epoxy, to give it "more grip" when bonding to things.

[@lloydy321]

Yes that’s right to make more surface area, for the bond

[@ThomasAndersonbsf]

you can use styrofoam (polystyrene) you just have to seal it up before laying up the substance that will dissolve it with something that neither is dissolved nor permeable, and they do that all the time in the process of making ultralight aircraft in DIY, something I discovered in a book about building them ages ago, and use now for making styrene foam structures then coat with latex water based paint, and this allows me to spray paint them with all sorts of textures and colors using acrylic spraypaint. You do have to make sure there are no pin holes though because the paint will leak and dissolve great big craters into the styrene though LOL

[@NorthernKitty]

Now I need to add "working with fiberglass" to my list of "practical skills I REALLY should learn"! That list is getting longer and longer the more I watch your channel!! 😄

[@huarwe8797]

You remind me of Fred Dibnah minus the flat cap and woodbines. Rest his soul.

[@czechyorker]

Can’t wait for the part where you install the anti-theft force field. :-)

[@bobvincent5921]

Thanks. I remember the Mirror Dingy way back from the 1970s.

[@didierdelay6623]

Years ago, I used some fine metal mesh or net, don't know exactly how it's called in English. It makes a net with tiny squarish gaps about 1mm wide. It can be shaped into sheet, bent into curve in all axes to form pretty complex parts. You can literally saw pieces next one another and it can even keep a bridge form for some distance. without having to add any support. I hope the explainations are clear enough.

[@shaundinnan-strickland1858]

Perfect explanation, beautiful tips! Cheers

[@midnightgardener8346]

That is just frigging amazing. Man I love this channel. It’s never disappointing to see all y’alls hard work. 🤔now I’m wondering how well would reinforced Papier-mâché work.

[@mike289homebuilt5]

You mention papier -mache, i believe its possible. There are pros and cons. It depends on whether or not the end product could get waterlogged. Paper has even been used in place of fiberglass. They would glue layers of paper over a form saturating the paper with shellac or other resins. Im going to guess some of the new sprayfoams are quick for curved shapes.

[@MonjeHanShan]

Thank you!

[@chuxxsss]

Morning guys, keep up the good work.

[@bobleponge1301]

Most styrene melt because of the exothermic reaction of the fiberglass curing process (and the acetone also). Some people go around that with 2 or 3 coats of newspaper with glue or latex paint over the styrofoam.

[@karlmyers6518]

Nice mate. So I bit the bullet brought most of what I need for nano particles I think. Just to find a half decent blender. Fingers crossed 🤞

[@Inventive101]

Good job. Good luck 👍❤️

[@stevetobias4890]

In the end we will be calling you Dr Why Not seeing as Dr Who is taken, lol.

[@NorthernKitty]

Doctor How. Same letters, and apt description! 😄

[@commonman1087]

Thank you very usefull,

[@MrAnderson4509]

czechyorker, I was just thinking about that, And how in its simplest form it could also double as an ozone generator

[@charlesdickens6706]

...... I remember in the past when I attended an overpriced car show seeing the booth with designers building up full sized bodies of concept cars using clay of all things as the working material. I'd guess the clay was laid over a rough hollow form of course , maybe stacked grocery boxes even.

[@TheWhippetmaster]

You appeared to have a great knowledge of fabricating and skill, like someone who has solid advice and proven ideas,, UNTILL I saw the CHUCK KEY IN THE LATHE!!!

[@amywalker7515]

What happened to the rest of the story? Did Bessie II get built? Can't find the rest of it.

[@endadalton]

Ai ai captain Robert.

[@ErikLarsson136]

Hey! I got my hand on some old railroad nickel iron batteries. I emptied them, rinsed in distilled water and filled them with new electrolyte. But when i tested them a few times i only got around 25 % of the specified capacity. Any ideas? Any ideas for building ca 100 ah nife cells? I'm thinking something along the lines of rolling electrodes with fiberglass in between. Constructing your own battery with "hanging" electrodes seems like a pain. How would you construct your own 50-1000 ah nife cells?

[@rastamanralph6670]

Have you heard of car panels and other parts and houses being made from hemp? I think it's the way forward. It's natural and cheap and very effective. I thought about growing fields of hemp to sell because all of the plant and flower is useful for many applications and it grows really well in this country in any weather. It's also very good for the soil. Look into it if you haven't already.

[@roberttill3787]

The old east german Trabant body was made from some organic material and cured to make it rigid.

[@paulmaydaynight9925]

its a shame you didn't make up the panels as flat batteries/supercaps for giggles

[@charlesdickens6706]

.....I was thinking the other day that since the reactors of nuclear submarines have to be lined with tons of lead then perhaps the lead could be the lead as part of batteries but naww . The keels of yachts can have lead as the ballast weight , I thought if ever I built a yacht that the keel would be a good place for the high priced slim form orange batteries . I'll never build a yacht though .

[@ryanjamesloyd6733]

Making the body itself a battery is a pretty awesome idea.

[@paulmaydaynight9925]

@@ryanjamesloyd6733 iv been saying that for millennia ^_~ aka 'the device is the battery'

[@charlesdickens6706]

.....why am I thinking of Goldfinger . Anyway the Australian solar challenge involves all the vehicles having streamlined solarpaneled bodyshells . What kind of repairs are involved after a collision ?

[@smithsmarine4885]

check out stitch and tape fiberglass method the fastest and chepest method by far

[@dennisflemming826]

C flex is different! Your making foam sandwich cheers

[@JG-mp5nb]

Look out Elon Musk!