TOPIC: Chop Gun pictures

Chop Gun pictures 7 years 3 months ago #129927

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Hi,

I'm writing a book examining the history of the Boston Whaler company and looking for some help. The book is going to rely on a lot of images/drawings to help support the narrative. One of the images I'm looking to track down is a photo of an old chop gun, preferably from the 1950s or 1960s.

If anyone has any leads or ideas, please get in touch.

Thanks,
Matthew Plunkett

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Re:Chop Gun pictures 7 years 3 months ago #130024

Nautilus Offline Contributing Member Posts: 1575 Karma: 87 Thank you received: 58	What's a chop gun? Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Chop Gun pictures 7 years 3 months ago #130026

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Nautilus wrote:

What's a chop gun?

The OP is probably referring to a Chopper Gun.. Chopper Guns are commonly used in many types of fiberglass manufacturing, including low cost entry level boats..

Here's a link to a video of a chopper gun being used to layup glass in a mold for a fiberglass tank.. The resin & hardener are fed into the gun by a hose and are mixed at the nozzle, the fiberglass roving is fed in to the top of the gun where it is chopped and sprayed out with the catalyzed resin..