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Document No.: 304S/MM
Date of Issue:
08/14
6-15
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6.5.5 Tools
In addition to the usual tools of an aircraft shop,
especially recommended for fiberglass work:
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Clean vessels for resin, hardener, and
mixing
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Brushes with small bristles; and one
big brush
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Sharp scissors
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Sandpaper of various grits
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Abrasive paper 200, 300, 400, and 600
grits
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Sharp chisel
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A keyhole saw, a hacksaw blade with
one end taped to make a handle
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Files, half-round, coarse
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Sanding block to hold sandpaper while
using it
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Good special roughing tool: a piece of
a hacksaw blade, fitted on a handle
from fiberglass, or wood, or metal.
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Vinyl (PVC) plastic electrical tape,
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clear cellophane tape, old newspapers,
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Plastic sheeting, polyethylene
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Parting
agents
for
epoxies.
In
emergency, try paste wax or clear shoe
polish, also a candle, However, never
use
waxes
containing
silicones
because one can never remove traces
of them from the work, and silicones
will prevent adhesion of resin or
lacquer.
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Solvents: Acetone or MEK (methyl-ethyl-ketone), lacquer thinners,
petroleum solvents, to clean the tools and remove traces of parting agents.
Don't get them on the canopy!
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A small hand grinder makes the work easier.
•
A disc sander with a 90o adapter is extremely useful for many works, but
untrained people should use only small ones, - providing the danger of
cutting holes very quickly!
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Grinding wheel for sharpening tools - fiberglass dulls them faster than wood!
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Balance or scale which is accurate to about one gram (0,05 ounce) a mail
scale is not close enough in the most cases
