Remember the book Composet Construction ?? Virg On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:39:50 -0400 (EDT) Don Chisholm <chizmsupholst...@rogers.com> writes: > I ended up with 2 finished KR2 stripped hulks because the composite > work was very poor and have seen others so it might be easy after > the fact but not everyone develops the skill. There are pitfalls to > it like there are to any skill and it takes practice to master it > and it takes alot to turn a sows ear into a silk purse if it can be > accomplished at all. If your primary foam and glass work is rough to > begin with, you've got a lot of work to bring up an acceptable > finish > "Myron (Dan) Freeman" <mfreem...@indy.rr.com> wrote: This is very > true, many builders can do the work if they have step by step > instructions but lacking that they start to stumble and never > finish. There > are many opportunitys around the country to join classes like the > EAA and > others where they can learn how first hand by doing projects with > composites > but often times they still need a "this is how to do it", especially > like > when it comes to the canopy. Mark Langfords site and others are a > big help > but some people need to be led by the hand so to speak and there's > nothing > wrong with that untill they gain confidence. Yes, as I've said > before "It's > easy" once someone learns how but it has been a big stumbling block > for > many. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Kraut" > > To: "KRnet" > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 8:53 PM > Subject: KR> composite hurdle > > > > There are certainly a lot of KRs that get through the wood stage > and sit > > for > > ten years or get sold before the first piece of foam or glass is > done. My > > guess is that builders have not done any composite work before and > just > > don't try it because they are not sure how. This is a real shame > because > > gluing on a few blocks of foam, sanding, any laying on the glass > is one of > > the easier things to do, can be done fairly well by someone their > first > > shot, is very hard to screw up too bad, and it can be taken off > and redone > > if someone should happen to really screw it up bad. Compared to > most > > other > > building methods it is pretty damn easy. > > > > Brian Kraut > > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > > www.engalt.com > > > > -- > > Also, it is obvious (to me anyhow) that the real reason more KR's > are not > > finished is the fibreglass or composite side of construction. > There are > > lot's of boats out there that never get any farther because a lot > of > > people > > (builders) get stuck on how to proceed because there is no one > tried and > > proven way to proceed with the composite side of construction, and > having > > no > > "set of instructions", they fall by the wayside. Well, as I said, > that's > > just my observation. Some people are just not as talented in some > areas as > > other's are but we all have special talents in some area. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________ > 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 > >
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