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5 Fill holes and gap with G/flex 655/423 Graphite 1 8"�C1 4" THICK STRIPS (veneers) 1 4"�C3 4" THICK STRIPS (planks) 6 Installing Hardware Now that the deck is upgraded, the hardware should receive the same thorough attention. To overcome problems associated with hardware installation on wooden boats, Gougeon Brothers, Inc. has developed an approach called hardware bonding. As the name implies, hardware items are bonded (glued) to wood with the goal of distributing high, single-point loads over as large an area of wood fiber as possible, while allowing the epoxy to black walnut wood outdoor flooring factory directseal and protect the wood end grain exposed by the fastener hole. Note: the term "hardware bonding" as used in this manual does not refer to the electrical bonding of hardware to eliminate stray current corrosion. There are two ways to do this. The first is to bond all fasteners (screws, bolts or threaded rod) directly to the surrounding wood fiber.
The second is to bond both the fasteners and the hardware itself to the immediate wood fiber on which it rests. Using proper hardware bonding installation techniques, you can dramatically improve the load-carrying capacity of your hardware over that possible with standard hardware installation methods. In saltwater applications, our experience has been that bonded hardware and fasteners show excellent resistance to corrosion attack. Where fasteners are vulnerable to flexure and saltwater attack (e.g., hollow or bridged traveler tracks, bonded U-bolts or solitary eyebolts) a small silicone sealant fillet covering the joint between the cured epoxy and the fastener will protect against moisture and salt intrusion. Of course, any exposed metal surface will be subject to the effects flame retardant white composite lumber in southern califoniaof saltwater corrosion; therefore proper maintenance and cleaning procedures must be practiced. 6.1 Fastener bonding The fastener-to-wood bond can be done in several ways. The easiest and most common method is simply to wet out a standard-size pilot hole for a given fastener with resin/hardener.
Make easy fastener bonds as follows: 1. Use a pipe cleaner or syringe to work the mixture well into the hole. 2. Insert the fastener in the hole and allow the epoxy to cure. This forms a wood/epoxy matrix around the fastener that is much stronger than the wood by itself, and distributes the fastener load over more of the wood fiber area. 6.2 Hardware bonding You can further improve the load-carrying capability of the hardware by increasing the amount of epoxy that surrounds the fastener (taking advantage of the fact that WEST SYSTEM? epoxy has much higher density and strength than the wood fiber itself) and bondingwood composite plastics building materials the hardware base directly to the surface. Bond for increased load transfer as follows: Installing Hardware 43 6 1. Drill an oversized pilot hole to increase the amount of exposed wood area that the epoxy around the fastener will bond to.
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