JimJarvis50
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Pictures show the residual threads from the peel ply fabric that seem to persist from the cure. They stuck pretty good to the resin.
The threads can be a pain. It helps to remove the peel ply while the epoxy is still a little green. If you remove the peel ply at the overlap very slowly, the threads will often just pull out of the epoxy. The idea is to pull left to right or right to left (not straight off), and sometimes one direction is better than the other. The last thing you can do is to take a sharp knife and carefully shave off the little ridge. That will cut off any embedded threads.
The ends of the tubes can just be cut off with a hacksaw. The carbide blades don't help much.
Jim