How to Build a Battery Box with Tom Cunliffe

Something I've always wanted to do is learn the proper way to build a box for my batteries. This video shows you how to do exactly that. The wonderful people at Wessex Resins take you through all the steps needed to knock one together in no time flat!

[@CaptainShack]

One of the joys I have on KZbin is starting to plan a project for my Refit and googling / KZbin-ing guides to see what's available and every so often I ended up right back on Tom's channel. I'm fairly new to sailing and working on boats. This resource in super valuable to me! Thanks Tom

[@johnwaga3702]

What an entertaining video. It actually brought back memories of Blue Peter back in the old days and all it lacked was Valerie Singleton, Peter Purves and John “get down Shep” Noakes. Having said that they never tried anything so complicated!!! Wonderful stuff!

[@wysiwyg2006]

David Johnson is such a great person and an excellent teacher and encyclopedia on all things Wessex Epoxies "aka West System"

[@darrylmcleman6456]

I became aquainted with West Systems Epoxy about 3 years back when I replaced stringers, floor and transom and bulkheads in an 18 1/2 ft boat.Tuff stuff! Viewing in Westcoast Canada! Cheers!

[@DaveandGinny972]

Well I don't need a battery box Tom, but that was a really useful lesson in using epoxy systems. Great stuff!

[@gking5522]

Now THAT was an outstanding "How To" video! Good show and thanks mate.

[@stefflus08]

Good demo project, I learned something, even though I'm sticking to dovetails. I applaud the reuse of implements, but it also brings to mind the tons of plastic resins that are sanded away in marinas every year, and I'm glad I deal mainly in Linseed oil, Seal oil, Cod liver oil and Pine tar. I like the approach of working wet with minimal sanding as epoxy is a bear to sand. Polyester and polyurethane are bigger culprits in that regard.

[@moejaime2654]

Nice job ! 👍

[@leov4187]

Great project and a clear through explanation. I will build one of these this winter for my boat.

[@SirPrancelot1]

So many top tips here. Thanks to both of you.

[@paulincumbria]

What a great instructional video! I'm just warming up to making some minor tweaks to Ruby, my centreboard gaff sloop (designed by Andrew Wolstenholme), and I've been wondering how to use epoxy effectively. And here you are with this perfect little project to show how - thank you!

[@peterbraidwood4834]

David Johnston - The God of Glue. Superb! Thanks

[@russellcole3549]

A edge plane to clean up the epoxy that squeezes out? Cool, but most people don't have a edge plane and are not going to get one just to clean up some epoxy squeeze out. But you can also take a hand saw and carefully cut down to the level of the wood along each surface, especially if you are merely leveling the surface for a bonding coat of thickened epoxy. Also, cutting a lap joint into the 12 mm plywood with a table saw would have been a much easier way to achieve the lap joint all the way around that was created by laminating a smaller and larger piece of 6 mm plywood together. Having said that, I have laminated thinner plywood together as you did when (as I suspect you did) you had the thinner stuff around already and wanted to avoid the time and expense of getting thicker stock.

[@fernandofert9960]

Nice to see Gandalf and Pippin together again.

[@ConstantinZagorsky]

Thank you for great video tutorial. I would suggest adding this video to main West System channel too if not done already. Regards

[@ladygardener100]

Laughed out loud when he came up with the quick cure epoxy, lol

[@kevinswinden4882]

Is it me or is David related to Mick Hucknall ?

[@Mbowning]

😂😂 yes that what I was thinking even sounds like him Good tips on the structure 👍

[@mangray66]

Great video. One question ❓ How can i recycle/reuse those 4 inch foam rollers? Cheers

[@dustman96]

Sorry to say, this could have been done with a much more streamlined process. If you are using a table saw to cut the panels you can easily just cut the scarf joints into a thicker panel and save a lot of work and epoxy and have a much more precise end product because you aren't dealing with trying to line up all those pieces and the tendency of thinner panels to warp.

[@MilesCobbett]

What shop temp is ideal to cure the epoxy?

[@merseyian]

Just use any epoxy and save some money then thicken with talc

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

If you had used polyester resin instead of epoxy you had 48 hours to fibreglass it without sanding! All it would require is a layer of flowcoat

[@alwaysaway69]

The grey completely ruined the finish. Why do all that so it doesn’t even match the wood. Just go buy an ugly box. Cheaper and way way quicker.

[@dustman96]

He was trying to fit as many products as possible into this little project.