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That sounds like a great idea, Jerry. How do you laminate it to the wood?

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

That sounds like a great idea, Jerry. How do you laminate it to the wood?

Don

try some paper out of a mag thats the same .i would think west systems would work tack it down with it when dry leve it sand up to wet 220 up to 600 girt then clear

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

That sounds like a great idea, Jerry. How do you laminate it to the wood?

Don

Don,
Go to a craft supply place like Hobby Lobby and get Decoupage Glue. It's like a thick clear resin that you pour over the surface, allowing it to self level and encapsulate the wood.

I've seen trophies like you are describing so I bet that clear resin is the ticket. I'll have to look into it.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I've seen trophies like you are describing so I bet that clear resin is the ticket. I'll have to look into it.

Don

Don,
A lot of the trendy bars & resturants use it on their tables, making a cheap, sturdy tabletop, spreading decorations over the top, elevating it level and then floating on a coat of decoupage glue/resin allowing it to flow over the edge and drip. Then just cut off the drips, smooth the back side and it's done. You can paint on a thin coat of glue on the back side to prevent any moisture wicking into the wood, depending on the use.

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

That sounds like a great idea, Jerry. How do you laminate it to the wood?

Don

there is a product called " pour it on " it is a 2 part polymer that can be found at an arts and craft shop. i use it a lot making trophies.

I figured there had to be something like that. It must cure very bubble free and clear.

Don

Today Dan and I got a lot done. First of all, we went by the machine shop to check on his engine. It is all bored and was in the fixture to align bore it when we got there. It looks great. I looked for a name on the align boring machine and I think it said Renegade. or something like that. I could be mistaken, but I know it started with an R. He says it should be done next week, which brings up a question. Should we have everything balanced? He wants only $ 200 more to do that, and the only reason we are not jumping on having it done is that the engine ran smooth before, and it will probably never see over 3500 rpms on the street. What do you experts think?

Then we spent the rest of the day working on my rpu frame. We had to do a little truing up to get the two rails exactly the same shape and same length, but we got that taken care of. Then we jigged it up and cut the front crossmember on a mitered cut and have that ready to weld in tomorrow. It's starting to look like a frame, and is getting VERY HEAVY ! 2 x 4 x 3/16 wall sure is heavier than 2 x 3, but It will never flex, that's for sure. With 700 pounds of Olds engine up front I figure it won't hurt to overbuild it.

Here are some pictures of it in the bandsaw for trimming and then jigged up. By tomorrow night we should have the front and rear crossmembers welded in.

Don

Yes Don definitly get it balanced, it makes the world of difference