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I have a cup gun but I don't like the work it does. Too much orange peel with a 4.0 tip when a HVLP gun is not that hard to clean. For mold work I thin the gelcoat 8% with styrene and for finishing work I mix it 5:1 with patch booster. I cool the gelcoat ahead of time in ice so down into the 60s...

This is the part. It seems to be coming out well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes. Typically I just use talc and resin to make a putty. I sometimes just thicken the gelcoat to fill small imperfections or use the gelcoat to dye the poly resin. However, for the project I was working on at the time of the post, it was very easy to just spray it with gelcoat at the time of...

Post 964 https://x-h2o.com/threads/what-did-you-fab-up-today-a-thread-for-the-home-fabricators.168018/page-49#post-2086226 Presently I am building the rear cap, which is much smaller and moving much faster. I've learned a lot since I started the front. Prior to this, my largest project was the...

Telling you what I was told by my local retailer was not an attack on your abilities or knowledge.

FGCI told me not to use acetone, and to be careful with styrene for thinning gelcoat. It discolors the gelcoat. Duratech is very expensive. I have been using a product called patch booster which is working great.

If you can't find someone, we can try to help walk you through it. The hard part about a X2 is not the install. The 750 drops right in and most of the cooling is the same as it would be for the 650. The problem is the mismatch 650 carbs, pipes and props needed since the 750 tuned parts wont fit...

I have not. I have looked at them though and they do have potential. That's the opposite of the way I want to go thoguh. I spayed 32 ounces of Gelcoat the other day on the rear cap I built for my camper which is about 16 sqft. The front cap I built was about 90 sqft, which is a gallon. These...

Gelcoat spray gun question here. I currently have an assortment of spray guns. The one I use the most for gelcoat repair is the Aeropro, which I think might now be TCP global, 2.5mm HVLP spray gun which was recommended to me by @Nate_D...

I put a big fatty in my printer for the first time tonight. This part would have taken 4:25 to print with the 0.4mm nozzle, but it was ready to work in 59 minutes with the fat mama jama 1mm nozzle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Today wraps up a composite project that took me 2 years to do. 2 years is a long time to do a job, but looking back... just holy poop have a learned a lot of poop in the last 2 years. Learned 3D printing, now I 3D print plug making tools, custom blind wrenches, custom vacuum attachment for my...

This guy gets it.

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To the untrained eye, this would look like part of an ongoing effort to restore my toy hauler to better than original condition, but you guys know me better, and thus realize this is part of my life’s work to convince @OCD Solutions that he needs a 3D printer. Sent from my iPhone using...

@OCD Solutions Mill converted to 3D printer... It looks like his spindle is still in place so it's still a mill when it's not a printer. 3d printer add on for plasma table (this would probably be similar for my router, but I know you want a plasma table). Maybe there are some good options...

Dibs on the lathe.

What is special about it? I have a CR10 S5. Quality is not impressive and it's finicky but it works okay for a 500mm^3 build volume for $500.

I was thinking about building a better quality and larger 3D printer. I have a 24x36 KL series router. The Z-axis is only 4" and would be a bit less with a glass bed on it, but I was thinking, this is an amazing base for a large format 3d printer. It wouldn't be very hard for me to swap out the...

Can't help you, but do want to see pics of your mini boat.

Scott from Exactal Tool did this service on my Kawi 650 pump years ago. I would definitely recommend them. Great so hear they are still available for this job.