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Old 29 April 2008, 13:46   #1
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Making an opening in the fibre glass seat units
Is there a technique for cutting fibreglass as I want to flush mount a VHF unit. Any advice would be welcome
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Old 29 April 2008, 15:02   #2
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Is this an undercover "drilling a hole" thread?
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Sounds like a 'drilling a square/rectangular hole' thread

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Yeh, but surely you don't ever want a square/rectangular hole cos of the stress risers. Yer always gonna want the corners roundish.

Did you get rid of those bulk SS fasteners?

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jw you're so sensible. This coulda been milked for ages.

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Did you get rid of those bulk SS fasteners?
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Yeh, but surely you don't ever want a square/rectangular hole cos of the stress risers. Yer always gonna want the corners roundish.
Of course, silly me, don't want the RIB splitting in half like a liberty ship on the first big wave

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Well?

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Sorry.
DOh!! and there was me waiting for the merits of angle grinders to re surface, .
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DOh!! and there was me waiting for the merits of angle grinders to re surface, .
Don't you mean angel grinders .. if I remember the original thread correctly
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