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<blockquote data-quote="JKDriver" data-source="post: 8171694" data-attributes="member: 656249"><p>I am not saying my way, or the products I use are necessarily better for box building. They are definitely more expensive, but less mess, odor, and work to finish out. People continue to use chopped strand and vinyl ester resins because they are cheap and readily available.</p><p></p><p>I am like you, I have a full work shop with everything from saws, bandsaws and planers, to a Bridgeport milling machine. They make many projects much easier. I am amazed looking at the cool boxes and builds people show on here, then look at their build thread and you see they did it all in their driveway and garage with hand tools!</p><p></p><p>I know it's off topic, but I do floors like this:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/davesrb/DSC_0179.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>100% solids epoxy with urethane top coat.</p><p></p><p>And boats like this:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/davesrb/DSC00851.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/davesrb/DSC00850.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Lapstrake construction, one layer of 3 oz fiberglass, wetted out with 3 coats of epoxy to fill the weave, then 10 coats of spar varnish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JKDriver, post: 8171694, member: 656249"] I am not saying my way, or the products I use are necessarily better for box building. They are definitely more expensive, but less mess, odor, and work to finish out. People continue to use chopped strand and vinyl ester resins because they are cheap and readily available. I am like you, I have a full work shop with everything from saws, bandsaws and planers, to a Bridgeport milling machine. They make many projects much easier. I am amazed looking at the cool boxes and builds people show on here, then look at their build thread and you see they did it all in their driveway and garage with hand tools! I know it's off topic, but I do floors like this: [IMG]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/davesrb/DSC_0179.jpg[/IMG] 100% solids epoxy with urethane top coat. And boats like this: [IMG]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/davesrb/DSC00851.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/davesrb/DSC00850.jpg[/IMG] Lapstrake construction, one layer of 3 oz fiberglass, wetted out with 3 coats of epoxy to fill the weave, then 10 coats of spar varnish. [/QUOTE]
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