Take a look at this site. See if it makes any sense. http://www.netcomposites.com/education.asp?sequence=46
It's an article on how the foam core adds to the strength of the lay-up while saving weight. Les Criscillo Tampa, FL lcris...@tampabay.rr.com http://groups.msn.com/LesLifeandfriends/homepage ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Cable To: KRnet Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 16:55 Subject: Re: KR>Layup Technique I was told by a weight engineer at work that foam was heavy. ???? So hense the hat stiffened turtledeck and forward deck. No Foam, only cloth and resin. It gets it's (I)stiffness from the section (hat section). However, I reserve the right to change my mind and add foam later. > --- Les Criscillo <lcris...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > > So there's no foam in your > > core, only fiberglass cloth and resin? > > > > Les Criscillo > > Tampa, FL > > > > lcris...@tampabay.rr.com > > http://groups.msn.com/LesLifeandfriends/homepage > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Scott Cable > > To: kr...@mylist.net > > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 11:25 > > Subject: KR>Layup Technique > > > > > > Netters, > > Over the Thanksgiving Holiday, I started doing > the > > layups for the forward and Turtledeck. I made a > > foam > > layup tool that is the outside shape of the > > turtledeck. > > Prior to doing the layup, My wife suggested that > I > > use > > Frost King window film. This is the stuff that > > you > > can tape around the perimeter of a window, and > > then > > use a hairdryer to shrink the clear film taut > > around > > _______________________________________________ > > see KRnet list details at > http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > ===== > Scott Cable > KR-2S # 735 > Wright City, MO > s2cab...@yahoo.com > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > http://companion.yahoo.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html ===== Scott Cable KR-2S # 735 Wright City, MO s2cab...@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
