Re: F1D regional at the Pike's Peak Ceiling Climb

From: Mark <f1diddler_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:35:54 -0000

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Bill Gowen" <b.gowen@...>
wrote:
>
> I'm going. Gotta figure out how to get my stuff there and back. Are
there instructions posted anywhere for gatorboard boxes?

My main F1d box is made from Gatorboard, but I wouldn't do it again, if
I could get suitable wood. The down side(s) for me are: The outer
sheath material is thin and tends to chip over time, eventually
exposing the foam, unless you veneer over every corner with something
else. Also, the foam glues poorly and you have to mostly depend on
gluing the thin shell (epoxy or CA.) 2. It doesn't stay perfectly
flat, even unused sheets. 3. Real Gatorboard isn't cheap anymore.

Although my now ugly box has lasted 9 years so far, I've always
accompanied it, meaning I wouldn't trust it as a "mailer" box.
Mark F1diddler
Received on Fri Feb 20 2009 - 08:35:57 CET