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It might be easiest to visually compare it to some known 6oz cloth. You could take a sample with you to a local boating supply store and see how it looks beside a piece of 6oz cloth. The problem with weighing what you have is that the 6oz is for a square yard of cloth, and cutting lengths of 1.5-2 inch tape to get a measurable amount could be a little wasteful.
Equally important, though, is whether or not the cloth is epoxy compatible. Wet out a small sample to verify.
Ross
> I am to the point of fiberglassing my exp. single, was just about to place
> the order for glass when my neighbor tells me he has a roll of the stuff.
> Sure enough he has a roll of fiberglass about 1.5"to 2" wrapped
> around a 5"tube. I have no idea what weight it is? Do I cut a yard
> off and weight it? It looks like six ounce but i can't be sure? Any clues
> on how to tell?
> thanks
> tom preska
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