I made my wing skins using 1/2 inch divinycell as the core. I had to cut score
marks and make a caul plate to glass the inside on a curve. My wing is one
piece and each side had a contour rib midway out as well as on each end. This
stuff does not sand easily, but end result is superior to ur
Hi Larry,
I wholly agree about the pro's of Klegicell and I would love to have a set of
"skins" made with it. However, Dan Diehl's skins were made with Lastifoam.
It's a lot better than the urethane but not nearly as tough as klegicell.
I know this because I hangared with Dan for 18 years and
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As Oscar states below, a common practice many many years ago to make fiberglass
unusual shaped items such as air intake?boxes,?cabin air boxes,?fuel tanks etc
guys including myself used Dow Styrofom as the core or shape needed,
fiberglassed over it? and
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Pete and all, obviously many have used this type of foam over the years . It
provides as a filler to form a shape just as does the rigid urethanes most have
used for their wings. Yes urethanes sand fast and easy but again it too is
easily delaminated as many have found out over the years. The
I made a front deck from the blue foam...then realized that i was going to
use a header tank...so i tested a sample in a jar with a little bit of
gas...in the morning i had 2 sheets of fiberglass and nothing else.
Oops...i guess that is my proof of concept...i do plan on using it on my
turtle deck.
glued to with flox.
Should I consider building a new frame or wait and watch to see if there will
be an issue?
Pete Klapp
> From: laheze at yahoo.com
> Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:23:07 -0600
> To: krnet at list.krnet.org
> Subject: KR> FOAM THICKNESS
>
> I discovered someth
I discovered something interesting a few days ago. Maybe I'm behind times but
new to me. I thought I would pass it on in case any of you have the same need
some day.
I am building a small camping trailer. While insulating the walls with the home
depot pink and blue insulating foam. The foam stuc
The entire M-19 Flying Squirrel is constructed using rigid extruded polystyrene
board with a fiberglass skin. Either pink Owens-Corning "Foamular" or blue Dow
"Styrofoam" extruded board is used for construction, 3/4" thickness, with no
plastic film. It is glassed in the same fashion as the ure
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