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Originally Posted by feetup
I'm not sure if I understand your question. Do you mean a door in a frame or jamb? Is there a possibility of twist or flex in the bulkhead?
My experience with such things would suggest that lots of clearance is good. The tendency is to want a machinist's fit, but even sealed with epoxy wood swells and moves with the seasons, and there is nothing worse than a door or the like sticking because it swelled. I would say a WORKING clearance of 1/8" is good. Three coats of thickened epoxy is going to be at least 0.090", most likely more.
Feetup |
Yes exactly. Any place you have a panel that has to fit inside something and the panel and the something has to have a finish on it, door in frame, flush drawer, access board on floor or removable panel in a seat.
I was thinking 1/8" raw wood to raw wood would be a lot. But with three coats of thin (not thickened)
epoxy encapsulation plus a few coats of
varnish or a coat of primer and a couple coats of
paint plus possible swelling I'm not so sure.