1963 Starcraft lancer restore

[gm280]

Yea I need the suit... I bought the best respirator I could find but I'll double check what it is. I've been resisting the suit but it prob needs to happen. I've been dealing with the itchiness from cutting it out lol

Lower, keep in mind that all the equipment isn't necessary BUT the respirator. Don't skimp on the respirator. It is your lungs you are trying to protect!

If you can stand the fiberglass dust all over you, in your hair, ears, eyes and other places I won't even talk about on here, then have at it. But most everybody will tell you to buy the protection equipment and save yourself a ton of problems. The itch is seriously a problem. You will thank yourself for buying the proper safety equipment...believe me.

And another thing you probably will need is some type fan blowing on you as you grind. Teh suit and everything else gets ht. So a fan or two surely helps with that. And take lots of breaks and drink plenty of water. JMHO

 

[Lower]

Lower, keep in mind that all the equipment isn't necessary BUT the respirator. Don't skimp on the respirator. It is your lungs you are trying to protect!

If you can stand the fiberglass dust all over you, in your hair, ears, eyes and other places I won't even talk about on here, then have at it. But most everybody will tell you to buy the protection equipment and save yourself a ton of problems. The itch is seriously a problem. You will thank yourself for buying the proper safety equipment...believe me.

And another thing you probably will need is some type fan blowing on you as you grind. Teh suit and everything else gets ht. So a fan or two surely helps with that. And take lots of breaks and drink plenty of water. JMHO

Thanks will def look one up!

 

[SHSU]

IF you get enough fans or one that is powerful enough, you can push most of the dust away from you before it becomes an itchy mess. But you would have to move some serious CFMs to keep yourself as clean as possible.

JMHO

 

[Lower]

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I was really , uh I guess lucky is the word (ironic), but I cut a lot on the stringers but the left side of the boat stringers literally pulled up by hand without too much effort. Used my harbour freight throw away grinder (lol) with cut off wheel and I have some sanding wheels I plan on using for the rest.

 

[gm280]

I was really , uh I guess lucky is the word (ironic), but I cut a lot on the stringers but the left side of the boat stringers literally pulled up by hand without too much effort. Used my harbour freight throw away grinder (lol) with cut off wheel and I have some sanding wheels I plan on using for the rest.

Ha, 60 grit will work. You will also be amazed how long one of those flapper disks last as well.

 

[Lower]

So I think I've decided the unthinkable...in trying to save time and making things easier on me I think I'm going to use some of my 4/4 kiln dried white oak that's been sitting awhile for stringers. At least that's how I'm leaning

 

[SHSU]

:jaw: Such pretty wood to hide forever in a glass case. At least you know it will be strong and you didn't skimp on anything!!!!

 

[kcon]

So I think I've decided the unthinkable...in trying to save time and making things easier on me I think I'm going to use some of my 4/4 kiln dried white oak that's been sitting awhile for stringers. At least that's how I'm leaning

Good thing you have it laying around! I got it from a local lumber yard for my current build and it was not cheap! Stupid me cut too much off one board and had to run out to buy a third.

 

[Lower]

Yea i know right?lol but oh well for now I'm concentrating on getting done. And it's going to be roughly the same cost for me.

 

[Lower]

Good thing you have it laying around! I got it from a local lumber yard for my current build and it was not cheap! Stupid me cut too much off one board and had to run out to buy a third.

I was lucky enough to meet up with a guy who does custom saw mill setups and he houses his own selection. I was planning on building a boat from Glenn l and I paid him a visit and he did everything he could to make it economical for me. Awesome contact to have

 

[Lower]

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Slow progress but I finally broke down and bought a dealt grinder. So much for my harbour freight throw away idea...just about done. Left edges to make it easier to measure for stringer height. And left little tag of the bulkheads till I get their pos marked

 

[gm280]

Bravo Lower, bravo. Looks really good to me.

I never used and Harbor Freight angle grinders so I can't say anything about their quality. However, there has to be something different in them for DeWalt angle grinders to cost so much more. But I have three different models of DeWalt angle grinders and used one solely for the fiberglass grinding and it did the job nicely. And it is still doing the job around the shop daily as well. But if it does belly up, I will switch to one of the others and repair the belly upped one. Parts are easily procured.

Keep up the progress and posting your progress as well. We like seeing such pictures. :thumb:

 

[SHSU]

Making some nice progress. Ya, HF tools are not the highest quality (Not sure you can use HF and Quality together LOL). Sometimes you luck out on them and other times it doesn't pan out, but they do make for good onetime throwaways. Worth a try in my book anyways. As for DeWalt, I love all of my DeWalts. Only concern I can think of is trying to prevent the fiberglass dust from being sucked up into the intake. A fan blowing away from you to pick up the dust and keep it moving away would work wonders. Keep that baby running for years after this project.

 

[gm280]

Making some nice progress. Ya, HF tools are not the highest quality (Not sure you can use HF and Quality together LOL). Sometimes you luck out on them and other times it doesn't pan out, but they do make for good onetime throwaways. Worth a try in my book anyways. As for DeWalt, I love all of my DeWalts. Only concern I can think of is trying to prevent the fiberglass dust from being sucked up into the intake. A fan blowing away from you to pick up the dust and keep it moving away would work wonders. Keep that baby running for years after this project.

One thing I do after most every angle grinder usage, I take my compressed air and blow out the grinder at every opening. And since that does force a lot of debris out, I think it helps keep them working well. But I do that to most every air and electric powered tool I own. It takes so little time and keeps the air flow through them going. And that air it the only way the stay cool when running. I also oil the pneumatic tools after use as well. A couple drops is all it takes. JMHO

 

[SHSU]

One thing I do after most every angle grinder usage, I take my compressed air and blow out the grinder at every opening. And since that does force a lot of debris out, I think it helps keep them working well. But I do that to most every air and electric powered tool I own. It takes so little time and keeps the air flow through them going. And that air it the only way the stay cool when running. I also oil the pneumatic tools after use as well. A couple drops is all it takes. JMHO

Yep, TLC goes a long way to keep tools running in great shape. My DeWalt drills have been used and abused so much that my wife bought me another impact driver . To bad my drill is covered with 5200 now.... May have to get another one

 

[Lower]

My construction crew only uses dewalt and they get a beating. Best tools I've used. Love their drivers! We shop tested 3 diff brands on a bridge we built and dewalt hands down had more torque.

 

[gm280]

If you ever want a great pneumatic die grinder, buy a Dotco and you will be more then amazed. Of course the cost will open your eyes as well. They are not cheap by any standards. But I received one for a Christmas present some years ago. The power that angle die grinder puts out compared to the others is amazing. JMHO

 

[Lower]

So I think this is normal but the sun was hitting the boat pretty hard and I thought I seen a hole and bent down to look and there are quite few places where you can see light. It doesn't appear to be really thin so is it just normal if the paint is chipped on the bottom?

 

[Lower]

How much pb do I bed the stringers in? I'm tryin to figure the height of stringers but don't want them to be higher than previous floor so I was going to make them 1/8 " shorter to compensate for the bedding. Thoughts?

 

[gm280]

How much pb do I bed the stringers in? I'm tryin to figure the height of stringers but don't want them to be higher than previous floor so I was going to make them 1/8 " shorter to compensate for the bedding. Thoughts?

Sound about right to me. Anywhere from 1/8" to 1/4" works.