Thanks for this, I have already tried the lumber people with not much luck, I am sure there is foam about which is cheap as chips, but as is always the case, will probably take some time to find it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Teate" <ste...@compositecooling.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 1:38 AM Subject: RE: KR> cad file turtledeck > Hello Chris, > I apologize if I have missed the point of your post, but if you are just > trying to fabricate your aft turtle deck it was best for me to do it > with the canopy already in place. The canopy is a very flexible item and > will take almost any radius asked of it. It will easily fit many > different fuselage widths and of course this will affect the actual > shape of the canopy. I built the canopy and frame first and then used it > to build my forward and aft turtle decks. I am very happy with the > results. > > As for the foam and resin question, I got some of my foam from my local > building supply store/lumbar yard. They had 4' x 8' sheets in both 1" > and 2" thickness. It was a Dow product and light blue in color. I am > using the West System epoxies that are available from Wicks or Aircraft > Spruce. They are not "local" but if I order from Wicks I usually get it > in two days. > Hope this helps, > Stephen > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On > Behalf Of Chris Johnston > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:50 AM > To: KRnet > Subject: KR> cad file turtledeck > > Would anyone have a cad file of the front end of the aft turtledeck > profile to suit a dragonfly or rand robinson kr2s canopy, any form of > drawing file in autocad/turbocad/microstation etc, or even just some > measurements would do, I have the height and width from the plans, just > a radius that works for the corners would probably do. > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
