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From the manufacture's website regarding Thixotropic and its mechanical properties. Mechanical Properties Hardness 85 ± 5 Shore D Tee-Peel Strength 4 Lbs. per inch Width Compressive Strength 15,800 psi @ 77°F (25ºC) Tensile Shear Strength 3,700 psi @ 77°F (25ºC) 2,200 psi @...

Great question really. The gap will be filled with Thixotropic epoxy that has been pigmented black. I have 3 inch tape for the purpose of covering the inside of the flange but I don't plan on using the tape at all. I know that will get many readers attention and perhaps in a skeptical way...

Lifted the camper off the truck and onto the work bench. Monday will be sealing the edges and corners.

All to many times over the years of working with composites, I need to pivot. Sometimes it is my fault and sometimes it is just a simple mistake. You do these things long enough and it'll happen. Your success is not measure in how good the project looks in the end, but how you pivot, because as...

Yeppers...... time consuming for sure but not to terribly difficult. I am blessed with an awesome boss who let me build it inside our aircraft hanger. Flying that beautiful thing in the background is my job.

And the last piece is done..... Due to the table size and constraints and me being cheap, I had to "enlarge" the table in order to case the top as a one piece. I could have bought fabric 60 inches wide but only the 50 inch wide was on discount, and as such I had to overlap. Same strength, just a...

The last panel matrix has been laid. Took 3.5 hrs all inclusive and 3000 grams of resin.... Daaang, that is the biggest piece I have ever done hand laying.... Back....... Hurts.....now... lol. Now curing. Break it tomorrow afternoon. Thinking assembly will be perhaps Friday...

Well.... Perhaps in the end I might be able to find a few pieces I can shatter in the process.... Ha ha. Yeah this is what you would get over the other means of construction. It is expensive, but I will be immensely strong. Mind you that the edges and corners are not locked ion place on this...

I thought I'd share a bit of NON- destructive testing. I know ya'll wanna see stuff go boom and perhaps later but at the moment I plan on using all the pieces. Even if they are trimmed. Had a bit of panel left after trimming the tops, I thought I would provide a very non scientific deflection...

In the mean time I thought it would be a good time to trim the panels. That way I would be more precise in how to cast the top panel (roof). I totally dig this. Kinda like playing with Legos, which is mandatory of you have any Scandinavian blood running through ya vanes... :) Gather the broom...

A few stats worth sharing. One of the hardest things to observe when laying up wet is the correct ratio of resin (33%) and fiber (66%). Thicker viscous resins exacerbates this, as it is dang near impossible to lay a thin enough layer of resin down having good coverage. At workshops I see a more...

After curing, the second set and slightly longer panels are now ready. These have the same height of 24 inches but instead of 69 inches long, they are 71 inches long.

Got back in town and it was time for the second of three panels..... Now curing.... Now the particle board is on top to hold it in place. Have a great week end.

I had the MU40 in mine. Somewhere in the thread the install is.... Hrmmmm... :) If memory serves me correct I had to grind a few bolts in order to make it fit perfect.

Weight wise....... A bit of math reveals a total square area of 71.83 SQ/FT @ 253.51 Grams pr SQ/FT is 18.2 Kilo's or 40.14 pounds for the shell. Throw in another 10 pounds of hinges, latches, bottom composite flange and Thixotropic in the seams, and realistically you will land around 50 pounds...

The cost of the first panel 48"x67.5" (4'x5.625') came in at $326. That is all included, even threw in a bit for consumables. That is a cost of $14.50 pr SQ/FT. Do the math and a 4x8 sheet will come in at $464. The cost to increase the thickness to 1 inch is just $20 more pr 4x8 foam board. Hope...

Thank you.

Thank you. No sign of Delam. You cant really treat the foam effectively or chemically, but nor do you need to as the epoxy bites and bond very well with this stuff. Once you lock the edges and corners in as well it becomes extremely strong. I have used this foam in 1 and 2 inch layup before and...

This is a great price for a sheet of FRP. They tend to creep closer to 800-1K a piece. Well done Boreas.

Then off course, I could not resist.......