Practice layup 1.

I have completed the first practice layup. In the end the part weiged in at 9-7/8 oz. The manual says that the lightest the layup should be is 10-1/2 oz. with out voids. My layup did not contain any voids, so its a mystery how I managed to make the layup so light. Perhaps my scale is not accurate.

The EZ-Poxy provided with the practice kit is a lot smellier than I anticipated. I used West system epoxy when I built my kayak.

It had an odor, but nothing like the EZ-Poxy. I also for some reason do not like the color, I suppose this really shouldn't matter. The epoxy did wet out the glass well though, so I might consider using it if I can get used to the smell.





I have decided to use a digital scale to portion the epoxy. The EZ-Poxy came in small paint like tins so I transfer the resin and hardener to squeeze bottles. At first I only had one for the hardener and didn't know what to do for the resin. Then I noticed I had an empty ketchup container. It works quite well.

My brother initially rigged up a bungee to keep the glass cabinet shut. This worked well for a while, but I wanted something more permenat, so while waiting for the epoxy to set up I quickly put together different solution as seen in the picture.

It was nice to have the materials on hand to build the cabinet and fashion the door stay. It's a good reminder to not throw away materials that can be used later if at all possible.