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How Thick is “This Many” Layers of Fiberglass? | Windpuff's Rebuild [S1 Ep 7]

January 21, 2024 by Rigging Doctor |
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How many layers of fiberglass does it take to get a desired thickness?
How thick will a specific number of fiberglass layers end up being?
In this video, Herby tests that out and comes up with a simple formula to calculate the correct answer to this very question.

0:00 Intro
0:26 Testing Method
1:38 Laminating the Test Pieces
3:34 Why am I doing this test?
4:28 Where are the tested products from?
5:16 The Results
7:00 Thickness of the Test Pieces
7:40 Calculating Thickness from Number of Layers
7:54 Calculating Number of Layers for Desired Thickness
9:00 Calculating Weight of Your Project
9:48 Stiffness of 1 Layer of Fiberglass
9:56 Stiffness of 2 Layers of Fiberglass
10:14 Stiffness of 3 Layers of Fiberglass
10:43 Stiffness of 5 Layers of Fiberglass
11:10 Stiffness of 10 Layers of Fiberglass
11:45 How does this apply to your own boat?
13:30 Interpretation of the Results
14:23 What is your starting number of layers of fiberglass for your own projects?

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How many layers of fiberglass does it take to get a desired thickness?
How thick will a specific number of fiberglass layers end up being?
In this video, Herby tests that out and comes up with a simple formula to calculate the correct answer to this very question.

0:00 Intro
0:26 Testing Method
1:38 Laminating the Test Pieces
3:34 Why am I doing this test?
4:28 Where are the tested products from?
5:16 The Results
7:00 Thickness of the Test Pieces
7:40 Calculating Thickness from Number of Layers
7:54 Calculating Number of Layers for Desired Thickness
9:00 Calculating Weight of Your Project
9:48 Stiffness of 1 Layer of Fiberglass
9:56 Stiffness of 2 Layers of Fiberglass
10:14 Stiffness of 3 Layers of Fiberglass
10:43 Stiffness of 5 Layers of Fiberglass
11:10 Stiffness of 10 Layers of Fiberglass
11:45 How does this apply to your own boat?
13:30 Interpretation of the Results
14:23 What is your starting number of layers of fiberglass for your own projects?

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