Northwest Passage Solo

[Jim Dodd]

That's a good price on the cloth !
​ Keep us up to date ! It sure looks SWEET !

Jim

 

[latremorej]

That does look sweet!

 

[wysedav]

Wow. Ordered fiberglass Monday at 12:30, it arrived today. I ordered some six oz since he had a short roll available. Gotta say great service and great price

 

[wysedav]

Well not much progress on the canoe. Work and other projects keep getting in the way. I dohave one thing to report though, I picked up an 1940 Delta 14" bandsaw on Craigslist. Great shape, a little surface rust is all. Got a great deal $110!! Now i just need to cleanitup.

 

[latremorej]

Nice score on the saw! Stinking work! It's always interfering.

Jason

 

[wysedav]

I just about finished fixing up the bandsaw. It's looking good but I destroyed the shop in the process!!



Now I need to paint the top cover, rebuild the motor and clean the top. I love the cast iron belt guard,and the blade guide adjustment mechanisms, Delta did made some pretty awesome machines back in the 40's.

 

[Jim Dodd]

Well not much progress on the canoe. Work and other projects keep getting in the way. I dohave one thing to report though, I picked up an 1940 Delta 14" bandsaw on Craigslist. Great shape, a little surface rust is all. Got a great deal $110!! Now i just need to cleanitup.

​ Not quite a coincident, but I just bought a 12" Craftsman band saw, for $60. I couldn't pass it up at a local auction.

 

[Alan Gage]

Nice looking Delta saw. I have the same one that I picked up at auction a few years ago. I sanded the rust off the table and put on new tires, bearings, and guides but otherwise haven't done anything to clean it up. It's a "one of these days" projects.

Alan

 

[wysedav]

Well I had some pictures to share but very frustrated with google plus. So I guess you'll have to take my word for it that the bandsaw is finished and I finally got some fiberglass on the canoe. Looks great, maybe one day I'll relearn how to post pictures.

 

[Jim Dodd]

I've been using Photobucket. Outside of occasional glitches, and the unorganized method they store pics in the library, I like it.

​Looking forward to more pics though !

Jim

 

[wysedav]

Here is a test with the final bandsaw picture. I rebuilt the motor, looks cool.

 

[wysedav]

How do you get photobucket to imbed photos. And the ads are ridiculous!!

 

[wysedav]

Seems like using upload attachments is the easiest method. I used 3.7 oz cloth on the whole boat going to add 6of for the football. Amazing the difference the weave makes, I had used a lot of 3.2 oz tight weave in the past, this cloth was way easier to wet out. Lots more texture to fill though.

 

[Jim Dodd]

Looks great Dave !

​ What resin are you using ?

Jim

 

[wysedav]

Thanks Jim, I'm using aeromarine 300 epoxy. Seems pretty good, a little thinner than the progressive polymers stuff I was using.

 

[wysedav]

I just took it off the forms tonite 22.3# with a 4&6 oz layer on the outside. Still neeed to fill the weave.

 

[wysedav]

 

[Canotrouge]

Wow that dark wood just look so good!! Great looking canoe!!

 

[Alan Gage]

That redwood looks fantastic! Weight doesn't look bad either. What thickness were your strips?
I think the 4oz+6oz. is a nice combination for most applications.

Alan

 

[Jim Dodd]

Just curious. Why didn't you fill the weave, before taking it off the forms?

Looks great !

Jim