gt; usual, JMHO, and your results may vary.
>
> Mark W.
> N952MW (res)
>
> Virg (and others) wrote
>
> -Original Message-
> From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Virgil via
> KRnet
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 2:51 PM
> To: Ken Hend
On Behalf Of Virgil via KRnet
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 2:51 PM
To: Ken Henderson via KRnet
Cc: Virgil
Subject: Re: KR> Green Foam Board
The foam is just for shaping. The loads are carried by the fiberglass
skin,
Virg
On 4/10/19 9:39 PM, Ken Henderson via KRnet wrote:
> Parley,
The foam is just for shaping. The loads are carried by the fiberglass
skin, Virg
On 4/10/19 9:39 PM, Ken Henderson via KRnet wrote:
Parley,
Not knowing the original color I cannot make that judgement. When I got the
foam it was already 30 years old and now 50.
It is a kind of green wit
Ken;
Just cut a piece off and compare the outside color to the middle of the same
piece, the sun would not have gotten to the inside of the foam. I would NOT be
afraid of using the foam because again it is NOT intended to be structural only
to hold the shape as a mold for the fiberglass.
Parl
Ken,
If it has had a lot of UV exposure, you'll find one side of it to be badly
discolored. If the color is consistent on both sides of the board, it should
be good.
-Jeff Scott
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> Parley,
>
> Not knowing the original color I cannot make that judgement. When I got the
> foam
Foam is non structural. It is only used to shape whatever you want to
cover in fiberglass. Fiberglass is the structural unit along with the
wood parts.
On 4/10/2019 8:40 PM, Ken Henderson via KRnet wrote:
Parley,
Not knowing the original color I cannot make that judgement. When I got the
foa
Parley,
Not knowing the original color I cannot make that judgement. When I got the
foam it was already 30 years old and now 50.
It is a kind of green with a brown tint. Never been in direct sun but has
had UV exposure I'm sure. Have read about people using other kinds of foam
but unsure about tha
That is normal for the green foam used on the KR-2, it sands super easy, it is
brittle and it should be fine.
The only thing that will cause it to deteriorate is if it has been left out in
the direct sunlight, which will cause it to change color.
The strength is in the fiberglass, the foam ju
I also have the whole package of the foam. It dates to the 70's. My
question is, is the foam still good to use after all those years? It is
kind of brittle but maybe it was that way when new? Seems awfully easily
dented as well. Even though it will be glassed over I was wondering if it
will provide
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