Thursday, May 21, 2009

learning fiberglass: day 1

i took a seminar with polymer products philippines inc this morning and i'm very pleased with how the day went.

my first reason was to create my own parts for the car but it turned out that there are a lot of things that can be done with, not just fiberglass, but resins as well.

here's a video of mr. nard samonte



the video is just a piece of what you are going to get when you enroll for the seminar.

here's a shot from the classroom



the first day was about learning polymers in general. we tackled its applications in construction, marine uses, land and air transportation, agro-industrial, consumer products and medical uses among others. material are also discussed like resins, hardener, toner, dye, gelcoat, release wax, cellophane, molding clay and fillers. mr. samonte demonstrated some processes such as, encapsulation, stained glass making and cultured marble.

tomorrow is when we get our hands dirty. we'll do figurines and maybe learn to create molds. i'm looking forward into it. grasping the concept is easy but learning by hands-on experience is the way to go.

2 comments:

jarS said...

How much po yung fee nung class? How many days din po ito? I'm planning to take this class, too! Actually, malapit lang sa amin ang Polychem. hehe! Sa kanila ko bumili ng plaster of paris that I use for my crafting.

Thanks,
JarS

terrylan said...

jarS: hi! sorry sa late reply. masyado busy e. 2500 ang class. 1 halfday(class) and 2 whole day(practicals). if you already have a background, that's good. additional skill 'yan, ika nga.

visit their website for more detials http://www.polymerprod.com/