Bonding aluminium is a black art.
Gary Morgan has already pretty well built an aluminium KR. He now sells
them here in Au.
Peter Bancks
On 04/03/14 23:03, ol' weirdo wrote:
> >From a fringer.
>
> Has anyone skinned the wing of his KR with aluminum sheet glued to the foam
> the way titan build th
Shipping has got to be very expensive on canopies because they had so many
damaged. I think there all buying an insurance on them when they ship them now.
I paid 600 for a canopy and it cost me 230 to have a chip.
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> On Mar 4, 2014, at 7:20 PM, "Randy Moore Newbern Tn. N318RM
Thanks Larry. That's what I've been doing and I'm sure you're right. But
the familiar (wood and aluminum) is still a temptation.
TK
On 5 March 2014 11:48, Larry&Sallie Flesner wrote:
> Someone famous once said " the only thing we have to fear is fear itself".
> And so it goes with fiberglass
Anyone out there have experience with Proset. I have been using West System for
my plane projects successfully- from Gougeon Bros. for years. My son (building
a Cassutt) has suggested that I might get with the times!! Never heard of
Proset.
Pat
From: David Russo
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 201
Thanks Adam. My concern with fibreglass is not the strength of the
resulting structure but my ability to achieve a high quality finish in a
reasonable timeframe and with a reasonable amount of effort using
fibreglass as opposed to alternative materials. I'm confident I can
achieve a good finish w
The strength of the 100% bond between the glass and the spar may not be
required, although I'm certainly not qualified to determine how much less
(if any) strength would be sufficient.
I suspect there are numerous builders who are like me - a bit scared of
fibreglass due to total inexperience with
On 3/4/2014 8:19 PM, Mark Langford wrote:
> Tony King wrote:
>
>>>
>
> I think a lot of the fear and loathing of fiberglass construction
> arises from people's experience with polyester resin from the auto
> parts or department store. That stuff stinks, has a very short time
> to cure, and is v
I had come to the conclusion very long ago that the main reason that
there are a million boat stage KRs for sale or wasting away in the
corners of shops everywhere is that people are afraid of the glass work.
They do the wood part because it is familiar to them then as soon as it
comes time to wor
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Tony King said My concern with fibreglass is...
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