Fiberglass tube

"Garland Gray II" wrote:

..
> If I were to wax the outside of a piece of 2 1/2 inch pvc pipe about
6 feet
> long, and then lay up several layers of fiberglass and epoxy, would
the
> resulting tube slide off the pvc easily enough after curing ?

NO.

> Or would I
> need to first wrap the pipe with sheet plastic or similar ?

Depends.

Easiest solution is to glass pvc tube and leave it in place.

It what I did to make a shaft tube.

Next approach was using an 8" PVC pipe for a mold to fabricate a bow
thruster tube..

First you slit the PVC pipe on one side using a table saw.

Then you plug the ends of the slit tube with wooden plugs.

Next, cover slit pipe completely with clear contact paper.

Support tube on each end.

Next, using light weight glass, say 17 OZ, double bias, wrap tube in a
continuous wrap until yo get req'd layers.

When cured, cut off plugs and break PVC pipe in pieces to remove.

Doubtful you can do this on a small pipe such as 2-1/2".

If you must remove PVC tube, the cover it with contact paper and wrap
2-3 layers of glass.

When cured, slit both glass and PVC tube with a saw, the spring
lamination open to remove PVC tube.

Repair cut in glass, then use a mold to finish layup.

I've done all of them.

Have fun.

Lew
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On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:15:15 -0600, Brian Whatcott
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>Saran wrap is one avenue to reliable release I hear - or maybe a
>good release agent - or aluminum foil I have heard suggested.....

Johnson's paste wax will work. Ask the gunsmiths about that. In
general, if there are the kind of pockets that would lock them
together, fill them in with oil base modeling clay. This is no help
with slight, just enough to cause trouble, waviness.

As for pipe for a mold, there is no taper, which is the usual practice
with molds in general. Sand castings are always tapered slightly.

Casady
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Right, I was concerned about the lack of taper. I hadn't looked real
closely at the surface of pvc pipe; I would sand it smooth if it looked
irregular, and then wax.
How do gunsmiths use pastewax, to protect and lube parts ?

"Richard Casady" <richardcasady.RemoveThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:15:15 -0600, Brian Whatcott
> <betwys1.RemoveThis@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>Saran wrap is one avenue to reliable release I hear - or maybe a
>>good release agent - or aluminum foil I have heard suggested.....
>
> Johnson's paste wax will work. Ask the gunsmiths about that. In
> general, if there are the kind of pockets that would lock them
> together, fill them in with oil base modeling clay. This is no help
> with slight, just enough to cause trouble, waviness.
>
> As for pipe for a mold, there is no taper, which is the usual practice
> with molds in general. Sand castings are always tapered slightly.
>
> Casady
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"Garland Gray II" <ggray RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
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> If I were to wax the outside of a piece of 2 1/2 inch pvc pipe about 6
> feet long, and then lay up several layers of fiberglass and epoxy, would
> the resulting tube slide off the pvc easily enough after curing ? Or would
> I need to first wrap the pipe with sheet plastic or similar ?
> Thanks !

Interestingly I've done pretty much exactly this recently. I think the
plastic sheet is essential and you need few wraps. One suggestion on another
forum was to put several long thicker strips of plastic under the wrap
....protruding from the end so they could be pulled out and give a little
room for the wrapped plastic to slide and twist as you remove the glass
tube.

Peter HK
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On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 22:17:23 -0500, "Garland Gray II"
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>How do gunsmiths use pastewax, to protect and lube parts ?

That and release agent.

They coat that part of the metal of a rifle that touches the wood with
wax. Then when epoxy and glass powder are used for a perfect fit, you
can get the action out of the stock after the epoxy sets up. This is
called glass bedding the action. The perfect fit is good for accuracy,
usually. It also seals the wood against changes in moisture content,
and the attendant warping.

This is, of course, in addition to ordinary, usual, use to protect
both wood and metal from, for example, rain. Guys do hunt in the rain,
nutty though that may sound

Casady
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Richard Casady wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 22:17:23 -0500, "Garland Gray II"
> <ggray.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>
>>How do gunsmiths use pastewax, to protect and lube parts ?
>
>
> That and release agent.
>
> They coat that part of the metal of a rifle that touches the wood with
> wax. Then when epoxy and glass powder are used for a perfect fit, you
> can get the action out of the stock after the epoxy sets up. This is
> called glass bedding the action. The perfect fit is good for accuracy,
> usually. It also seals the wood against changes in moisture content,
> and the attendant warping.
>
> This is, of course, in addition to ordinary, usual, use to protect
> both wood and metal from, for example, rain. Guys do hunt in the rain,
> nutty though that may sound
>
> Casady

Without the typical 7 degrees of draft (taper) you'll never get it off...

I know because I've tried exactly that.

Richard
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You've had many good suggestions for dealing with the shrinkage of the
glass-epoxy laminate. Here's one more.

With a tablesaw, cut one lengthwise slit in the pipe and cover the slit with
packing tape.
Wax the pipe thoroughly and do your layup. Bond a couple of blocks or other
attachment points to one end the part.
Twisting the pipe vs. the part should break the bond between the pipe and
the part.
Drill the other end of the pipe for some attachment and pull the part from
the pipe with a come-along.

"Garland Gray II" <ggray.RemoveThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> If I were to wax the outside of a piece of 2 1/2 inch pvc pipe about 6
> feet long, and then lay up several layers of fiberglass and epoxy, would
> the resulting tube slide off the pvc easily enough after curing ? Or would
> I need to first wrap the pipe with sheet plastic or similar ?
> Thanks !
>
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Ok, Garland,

BTDT.....

If you are going to do this, do not wrap anything around the pipe,
without some other plan. The wrapping will ball up when you try to pull
the two apart. I have not tried the PeterHK plan, but I'm not sure how
well the 6' strips will pull out. I even tried a teflon family sheeting
in one try and it was still tough. That one had a stainless mandrel
because the mandrel would later be the rudder shank.

Cut the mandrel pipe too long so you can hold it. Make the layup too
long and fabricate some feature at the end to allow good purchase.

Shrinkage is epoxy specific, talk you the manufacturer about both that
and the best mold release.

This is not going to be easy. If you can create a mandrel that can be
unloaded, that will be a great advantage. I have never figured out how
to do this without a surface artifact that leaves an internal
longitudinal ridge in the layup.

Good Luck Guy

Matt Colie


Garland Gray II wrote:
> If I were to wax the outside of a piece of 2 1/2 inch pvc pipe about 6 feet
> long, and then lay up several layers of fiberglass and epoxy, would the
> resulting tube slide off the pvc easily enough after curing ? Or would I
> need to first wrap the pipe with sheet plastic or similar ?
> Thanks !
>
>
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:35:20 -0600, cavelamb himself
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>Richard Casady wrote:

>> They coat that part of the metal of a rifle that touches the wood with
>> wax. Then when epoxy and glass powder are used for a perfect fit,
....
>> Casady
>
>Without the typical 7 degrees of draft (taper) you'll never get it off...
>
>I know because I've tried exactly that.
>
>Richard

You perhaps tried a complete collar of glass.
The usual forehand bedding is for the lower half of the barrel.
This can be pulled free, as far as I know.

Brian W
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:59:46 -0500, "Conlin" <conlin.RemoveThis@comcast.net>
wrote:

>You've had many good suggestions for dealing with the shrinkage of the
>glass-epoxy laminate. Here's one more.
>
>With a tablesaw, cut one lengthwise slit in the pipe and cover the slit with
>... tape.

Make that a long straight diagonal (shallow taper) cut, and success is
pretty certain, I'd think....

Brian Whatcott Altus OK
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I can't see what benefit there would be to the slit being diagonal or
tapered and it'd be a tricky cut to make. The important thing is that the
pipe be able to contract a bit after the laminate has cured.

A couple of other possibilities:
Coat the pipe with a thin (maybe .020") coating of paraffin wax and melt the
paraffin out after the laminate's cured.
If using a core of styrofoam (with packing tape finish), the core can be
mechanically destroyed after the cure.

"Brian Whatcott" <betwys1 DeleteThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:59:46 -0500, "Conlin" <conlin DeleteThis @comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>>You've had many good suggestions for dealing with the shrinkage of the
>>glass-epoxy laminate. Here's one more.
>>
>>With a tablesaw, cut one lengthwise slit in the pipe and cover the slit
>>with
>>... tape.
>
> Make that a long straight diagonal (shallow taper) cut, and success is
> pretty certain, I'd think....
>
> Brian Whatcott Altus OK
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I want to thank everyone who has given me all this good advice. I suspected
it might be a problem, so I thought I'd ask.

You have saved me a lot of frustration. Thanks again.
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On Jan 10, 7:50 pm, "Garland Gray II" <gg... DeleteThis @nospam.com> wrote:
> I want to thank everyone who has given me all this good advice. I suspected
> it might be a problem, so I thought I'd ask.
>
> You have saved me a lot of frustration. Thanks again.

OK, I HAVE done this. I took some newspaper and wrapped it round a 2"
piece of pipe roughly 2' long. Next wrap that with wax paper which is
your release layer, apply the epoxied glass. It came off with no
problem, in fact, I did it twice.
I used this method to make the mast step insert for my MiniCup
sailboats.
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