stitch and glue system

[Pepe]

I have never done any joints with stitch and glue system. I have made some joints

with glastape and epoksy, but without stichs - just hold the peaces with skrews and scrabs of wood

or some another way.

I wonder - how take of the stitches after the epoksy had cured?

[Norman Colter]

Heat them with a soldering iron or a touch from a battery. See many other posts on this very subject. Have fun.

Norm

[Charlie Jones]

Here's a link to a thread I started a while ago detailing ONE method of removing the wires.

Be aware that if you wish to finish the hull bright, this way may leave some little black spots from the hot wires.

http://www.messing-about.com/forums/index.php?topic=5304.0

[Pepe]

Thanks.

I just think ( maby stubid idea ? ) that with thin plywood could use thin fishermans nylon line and leave it inside epoksy. Just sand outside knots and lines away after epoksy hade cured?

[Hirilonde]

I think you will find tying off the line while holding it tight to be quite the challenge, but it will work if you can.

[Frank Hagan]

I have seen people use those plastic "zip ties" that you use to hold electrical wires together with (and that cops use as "plastic handcuffs" now).  Same idea, you can just grind them off flush and they don't cause problems.

The other thing is to use a different technique if the "stitching" is far enough apart ... use epoxy "tabs" between the stitches and when they have cured, remove the stitches and fill in the rest of the epoxy to make a full fillet.

[lewisboats]

I usually use the smallest wire ties possible to hold...4" for the most part. You just nip them off flush and fill the rest of the hole (1/8" or so) and away you go. Won't damage your tools either  ;D

Steve