Before I looked at Mark's site I did a lot of thinking on what order I would do what on my spar construction and this is what I came up with.
I needed to buy a 12' countertop anyway for my office so I was going to level it with a precision machinist's level to be sure it was perfectly flat and level. I would cover it with bagging film before I started. I was going to scarf the plywood pieces and let them dry before I started the rest of the spars. Next I was going to lay out lines on where all the pieces went and dry fit everything with the web laying on the countertop. Then I was going to spread T88 on one spar cap and the web and set it on, followed by the vertical spacers, then the other spar cap. Then I was going to put a bunch of heavy weights on the spar caps. Next I was going to put a bar clamp at each vertical spacer location to clamp the spar caps to the verticals. Then I will use a brush to spread all the excess epoxy around the inside to seal the inner sections of everything then put a bunch of weights on the caps and verticals to be sure they are pressed tight against the plywood. When the whole thing dries I will put on the top plywood web. Does anyone see anything wrong with this sequence? Am I going to wind up with the T88 drying before I get everything done? Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com
