Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 11:43:05 +0100
From: HendrikMaroske <HendrikMaroske@swol.de>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: baidarka welding vynil coated polyester
Hi Stefano and Gerald,
Gerald Maroske wrote:
>> NEVER glue first and try to weld after that. Won't work at all.
right.
> First glue the seam then sew it. Glue the next seam, sew it ........
Sounds awkward for me, to sew through two glued layers of
skin. What type of seam did you use?
> The sewing takes the load. FEATHERCRAFT uses only glue, but they use HYPALON,
> which is better to glue. Maybe this zodiac stuff is strong enough and doesn't
> needs stitching, I have to test it.
Although you don't like the Pattex glue, I definitely take
the point that it _is_ strong enough to be used without
stitched seams.
By the way, I got the recipe for "Hendrix mixture" from
folks who made a 15 meter Zeppelin Airship hull. You bet,
they had the resources to buy more expensive stuff if
necessary. The point is to use the _transparent_ stuff,
the standard Pattex looks ugly.
Cheers,
Hendrik