Post by atouchofglass on Mar 30, 2008 7:00:05 GMT 10
Greetings All
Well Saturday was a busy day for me.. off to a former employers workshop to mill timber for the interior fitout of the '68 Olympic and back home to continue the kitchen fitting..
In the process of milling the timber I had time to wander down to the fibreglassing section of the shed.
This guy does timber sales,fibreglassing and shipwrighting/cabinetmaking... busy business..
Anyway one of the workers showed me a product they had just started using.....Fibreglass Honeycomb... in reality more of a plastic looking stuff.
Comes in various thicknesses and you put whatever finish you want on either side of it.
So what you say ..... ?
Well now the new fibreglass caravans' insulated refrigeration trucks, boats and RV bodies are being made of this.
Light, strong, has insulation properties and can replace a load of timber work in internal fitouts. It could also be a time saver.... who couldn't do with a little more of that?
That got me thinking on what savings or costs would be involved in using this product.
Depending on where you get it and who you are it will cost $100 a sheet or more... not cheap. And remember you still need to put a finish on either side.
The sheets are approx 2300 x 1200
Thicknesses vary depending on what you need.
It also doesn't suck up water like foam does.
I'm already committed to using timber framing and laminex for my van except the entrance way which really needs to be something that won't suck up water if it gets wet.
In my daydreaming I am also thinking of putting a shower in the van next to the main hanging space..... sort of a fold out shower that is the foot of a single bed when not being used.
Still working on that one.
This product would be perfect for it
So I will use it for the entrance to the van with a hard look at it for a shower recess.
The main advantages to me would be lightness, strength, insulation properties and time saving.
Google fibreglass honeycomb on the web if you're interested.
The next van will definitely have this stuff used in it.
The weight saving alone makes it worth it.
Atog
Well Saturday was a busy day for me.. off to a former employers workshop to mill timber for the interior fitout of the '68 Olympic and back home to continue the kitchen fitting..
In the process of milling the timber I had time to wander down to the fibreglassing section of the shed.
This guy does timber sales,fibreglassing and shipwrighting/cabinetmaking... busy business..
Anyway one of the workers showed me a product they had just started using.....Fibreglass Honeycomb... in reality more of a plastic looking stuff.
Comes in various thicknesses and you put whatever finish you want on either side of it.
So what you say ..... ?
Well now the new fibreglass caravans' insulated refrigeration trucks, boats and RV bodies are being made of this.
Light, strong, has insulation properties and can replace a load of timber work in internal fitouts. It could also be a time saver.... who couldn't do with a little more of that?
That got me thinking on what savings or costs would be involved in using this product.
Depending on where you get it and who you are it will cost $100 a sheet or more... not cheap. And remember you still need to put a finish on either side.
The sheets are approx 2300 x 1200
Thicknesses vary depending on what you need.
It also doesn't suck up water like foam does.
I'm already committed to using timber framing and laminex for my van except the entrance way which really needs to be something that won't suck up water if it gets wet.
In my daydreaming I am also thinking of putting a shower in the van next to the main hanging space..... sort of a fold out shower that is the foot of a single bed when not being used.
Still working on that one.
This product would be perfect for it
So I will use it for the entrance to the van with a hard look at it for a shower recess.
The main advantages to me would be lightness, strength, insulation properties and time saving.
Google fibreglass honeycomb on the web if you're interested.
The next van will definitely have this stuff used in it.
The weight saving alone makes it worth it.
Atog