The folds in fleece

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Topic: The folds in fleece

Posted By: sach_deva
Subject: The folds in fleece
Date Posted: July 11, 2005 at 5:08 PM

Hey,

When making a fiberglass box, typically 3 (or 1) of the 6 sides of the box are made separately than the face of the box. When stretching the polyester fleece or speaker grill cloth, how do you guys deal with the folds created by stretching the material over certain sides?

Ricky

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Posted By: nowlater123
Date Posted: July 11, 2005 at 6:56 PM

Are you making a cube box?

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Posted By: nowlater123
Date Posted: July 11, 2005 at 7:01 PM

nvm, I get what your saying.

Just wrap the fleece around the box, stapling it on the edge around the ring and cut off the excess. The cut edge should over lap where you started. This edge will disappear when you apply the resin.

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Posted By: sach_deva
Date Posted: July 11, 2005 at 7:05 PM

Won't the overlaping layers wrinkle when soaked in fiberglass? Secondly wouldn't it be better to hot glue the cut edges together?

Posted By: oonikfraleyoo
Date Posted: July 11, 2005 at 7:18 PM

You should pull it tight enough that it can't wrinkle. Pull all the folds out, pull it really tight.

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Posted By: abovestock
Date Posted: July 12, 2005 at 1:25 AM

Personally I like to use hot glue but in my case all the boxes I make are 100% glass. Using hot glue is easier to clean away later on if you need too. Also just pull the fabric as tight as you can and work a small section at a time to reduce wrinkles. If you do get wrinkles and they are not bad you can grind them out or fill them in after the glassing is done. But this takes a little more work.

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