Just got a piece of fiberglass...

Posted By: amory
Date: 2/1/08 9:41a.m.

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In Response To: All wood and nuts are now removed (amory)

I ordered it online from mcmaster-carr. It is 12" X 12" X1" wide. Its really not what I expected it to be in that it looks like a piece of ceramic tile and weighs a whole lot. Planning on cutting it into pieces and stacking them to replace the mast compression block, with epoxy and colloidal silica to fill the voids and bond the pieces.
From the website:
Part Number: 8549K69 $45.72 Each
Material Fiberglass
Fiberglass Material Electrical Grade Fiberglass (GP03)
Backing Plain Back
Shape Sheets, Bars, Strips, and Cubes
Sheets, Bars, Strips, and Cubes Type Square Sheet
Thickness 1"
Thickness Tolerance ±.033"
Length 12"
Length Tolerance ±.015"
Width 12"
Width Tolerance ±.015"
Opaque Red
Operating Temperature Range Up to +248° F
Performance Characteristic High Tensile Strength, High Impact Strength
Tensile Strength 10,000 psi
Impact Strength 8.2 ft.-lbs./in.
Tolerance Standard
Hardness Barcol 50
Specifications Met Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
UL Rating UL 94V0
Will this work?

Messages In This Thread

Got the nuts off! -- amory -- 1/6/08 6:45a.m.

All wood and nuts are now removed -- amory -- 1/22/08 5:12a.m.

Filler -- Allen -- 1/22/08 9:50a.m.

I am not the photographer in RI -- amory -- 1/22/08 10:50a.m.

mistaken identitiy -- Allen -- 1/22/08 5:23p.m.

Just got a piece of fiberglass... -- amory -- 2/1/08 9:41a.m.

Fiberglass -- Ryan Haley -- 2/4/08 4:25a.m.

and a respirator, too -- Marty Chafkin -- 2/5/08 10:33a.m.

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