Very informative. Questions please: 1) Thickness of plywood? (I assume at least outer plywood is marine grade). 2) Total thickness of end product? 3) I an outer plywood really needed? Can we use thicker Filon (I do not know details of this product, other than it is fibreglass. Thanks, again.
In an rv there's no marine grade chemicals in it are poison to breathe. There's no set wall thickness but usually interior is 1/8 or 1/4 aluminum tubing walls are 1 or 1.25 (2x2 wood is 1.5)and exterior panel is 1/4. Wall panels are normally between 1.5 and 2 inches....oh filons just one thickness that I know of
@@brentsharp8234 thinking about it, but will probably not take it on. But most definitely looking and dreaming and planning! That is why I enjoyed this so much.
@GoAndStay if you enjoy building its fun to do I built my tiny camper last year it took about a month. You can get filon from recpro and use contact cement to glue it it's really not hard just time consuming
Bill, thanks for the comment. Yes, a vacuum bag is a better alternative to the method we used, however the home DIY'er may not have the ability for the VARTM process. And many in our audience are working on RV's and need to build a patch panel that can be done in place on the RV. Typically, RV wall structures are very porous, and it would be difficult to bag the wall or RV. Therefore, we demonstrated the clamp or press method. Thanks for pointing this out. We may produce a video using VARTM as we have the equipment in our shop.
Not very high quality results, when you only compress it with external weight you create spots which are compressed more than other areas creating uneven flatness. You clearly see that on the edges. Vacuum bagging is the answer, not very expensive either, pump 100$ and bag material is filthy cheap. If you spend money to materials don't waste it with bad processes.
I agree with the comment as applied to a manufacturing environment. Typically, the manufactured RV wall installed on an RV, with many feet of lineal penetrations is way to porous and cumbersome to vacuum bag.
Very labor intensive cant imagine a full wall $$
Excellent post, thank you for sharing.
Very interesting and informative tutorial, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thank You
Very informative. Questions please: 1) Thickness of plywood? (I assume at least outer plywood is marine grade). 2) Total thickness of end product? 3) I an outer plywood really needed? Can we use thicker Filon (I do not know details of this product, other than it is fibreglass. Thanks, again.
In an rv there's no marine grade chemicals in it are poison to breathe. There's no set wall thickness but usually interior is 1/8 or 1/4 aluminum tubing walls are 1 or 1.25 (2x2 wood is 1.5)and exterior panel is 1/4. Wall panels are normally between 1.5 and 2 inches....oh filons just one thickness that I know of
@@brentsharp8234 Appreciated
@GoAndStay you trying to build a camper is that your reason for asking specifics?
@@brentsharp8234 thinking about it, but will probably not take it on. But most definitely looking and dreaming and planning! That is why I enjoyed this so much.
@GoAndStay if you enjoy building its fun to do I built my tiny camper last year it took about a month. You can get filon from recpro and use contact cement to glue it it's really not hard just time consuming
What is the specs for the Resin you used for the Filon adhesion to the plywood
Composet Compobond epoxy find it at www.delamrepair.com
Why don’t you use a vacuum bag?
Bill, thanks for the comment. Yes, a vacuum bag is a better alternative to the method we used, however the home DIY'er may not have the ability for the VARTM process. And many in our audience are working on RV's and need to build a patch panel that can be done in place on the RV. Typically, RV wall structures are very porous, and it would be difficult to bag the wall or RV. Therefore, we demonstrated the clamp or press method. Thanks for pointing this out. We may produce a video using VARTM as we have the equipment in our shop.
What prep solvent do you use?
Automotive pre-paint Wax and Grase Remover
Tedious !
Yep!
Not very high quality results, when you only compress it with external weight you create spots which are compressed more than other areas creating uneven flatness. You clearly see that on the edges. Vacuum bagging is the answer, not very expensive either, pump 100$ and bag material is filthy cheap. If you spend money to materials don't waste it with bad processes.
I agree with the comment as applied to a manufacturing environment. Typically, the manufactured RV wall installed on an RV, with many feet of lineal penetrations is way to porous and cumbersome to vacuum bag.
Overkill