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roncoo 
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 Topic: Red Cedar StringersPosted: June-26-2014 at 1:53pm |
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Has anybody used red cedar for stringer and floor supports? Does fiberglass bond to it?
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juniorwoody
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Posted: June-26-2014 at 2:01pm |
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Greetings Ron, please don't consider using red cedar. It is not near strong enough regardless of epoxy adhesion
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Tim D
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Posted: June-26-2014 at 2:02pm |
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I think the cedar is too hard, it breaks and splits. I would use cypress before I would use red cedar.
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roncoo
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Posted: June-26-2014 at 2:21pm |
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Thanks, I have about 1600 board feet laying around. I will use cypress or fur.
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Posted: June-26-2014 at 2:23pm |
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How will does cypress work? Fur is harder to comeby down here.
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Posted: June-26-2014 at 2:48pm |
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My feeling Ron is that the oils in the cypress may interfere with the fiberglass bond. You might want to read up on that. There are many good stringer reads here.
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Posted: June-26-2014 at 8:35pm |
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No on the Red Cedar. I agree with the other comments about it being too oily for the resin to bond. The Cypress would be a good choice. Make sure you check the moisture content with a GOOD meter. You want it at least below 8%.
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