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Scarf Joints

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Topic: Scarf Joints

Posted By: hollandsd
Subject: Scarf Joints
Date Posted: 24 Jun 09 at 2:43pm

Hi Guys
How do you scarf join 2mm ply?
Understand how to do anything thicker like 25mm solid section but not something as thin as 2mm.

Dan

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Tasar 3501
RS600 698
RS600 782

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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 24 Jun 09 at 4:04pm

Originally posted by hollandsd

Hi GuysHow do you scarf join 2mm ply?Understand how to do anything thicker like 25mm solid section but not something as thin as 2mm.Dan

The Mothies can probably tell you better, but I used a belt sander to do an "OK if covered with paint" scarf on some 3mm or 4mm last year for my first attempt at one...

Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 25 Jun 09 at 8:47am

http://www.boatbuilder.org/mudpeepscarfingandlofting.htm - http://www.boatbuilder.org/mudpeepscarfingandlofting.htm

The above link shows how to do it with 6mm ply, but 2mm might be somewhat more fiddly...

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Posted By: Jamie600
Date Posted: 29 Jun 09 at 10:40am

I'm not sure if 2mm is thick enough for a scarf to work, is there any way you can attach another piece of ply to the underside, so it overlaps the join? Then epoxy the new piece on top so the overlapping material underneath takes the load.

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RS600 1001