I want to thank everyone for their kind words and advice. To update where I
am at... and lessons learned...
I pulled the piece off tonight...
1.The areas of the mold, that I used duct tape on, the piece still came
off... but for whatever reason, the resin melted the tape and caused the
resin n
All,
I've finished making the form for the turtle deck.. covered it in mylar and
duct tape.. I'm ready to mix the resin and start the processes of laying up.
I have a single layer of 6oz cloth... a layer of 6in 6oz tape down the spine
and 4 6oz 6in tape layed across the spine as ribs. On top of
Jeff,
I think you are in OVERKILL mode. The turtledeck is NOT structural!!
Joachim
> [Original Message]
> From: wilder_jeff Wilder
> To:
> Date: 7/12/2005 12:47:01 AM
> Subject: KR> Turtle deck advice
>
> All,
>
> I've finished making the form for the tu
Joachim wrote:"
> I think you are in OVERKILL mode. The turtledeck is NOT structural!!
If I understood Jeff right, he has 2 layers of cloth over the whole thing,
then he's going to have support ribs and a spine made of 4 layers of cloth
tape and a layer of carbon. I'm not sure I would call tha
> To:
> Date: 7/12/2005 12:47:01 AM
> Subject: KR> Turtle deck advice
>
> All,
>
> I've finished making the form for the turtle deck.. covered it in mylar
and
> duct tape.. I'm ready to mix the resin and start the processes of laying
up.
>
> I have
eed to lay this up?
-Jeff
>From: Clint Matthews
>Reply-To: KRnet
>To: jsaupe6...@earthlink.net, KRnet
>Subject: RE: KR> Turtle deck advice
>Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:07:38 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Actually, it is structural if you flip the plane over. The added strength
>cou
Jeff Wilder wrote:
> Does anyone have any idea how much resin I am going to need to lay this
> up?
You won't need more than a gallon to do either the mold or the part, but
might need more than one gallon to do them both. Be careful about buying
vinylester that you don't plan to use. Shelf l
that I am going to have some trouble correcting the high's and
lows in it after I am finished.. because of the tape I am using.. any
suggestions on how I would get around it?
-Jeff
>From: "Mark Langford"
>Reply-To: KRnet
>To: "KRnet"
>Subject: Re: KR>
That is what I would do and it should be quite easy. Cut a long triangle
shaped piece out of foam and hot glue it to the inside and glass it.
See you in Mt. Vernon - 2005 - KR Gathering
See N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Then click on the pics
There is a time for building and a time for FLYIN
t;From: "Mark Langford"
> >Reply-To: KRnet
> >To: "KRnet"
> >Subject: Re: KR> Turtle deck advice
> >Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:49:33 -0500
> >
> > Jeff Wilder wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone have any idea how much resin I am
&
llowed the contour of
the plastic. I do not believe its going to bad enough to rip it off and
spend another 100 bucks and start over.
I guess I am going to become cozy with bondo... UGGG!!..
-Jeff
>From: "Dan Heath"
>Reply-To: KRnet
>To:
>Subject: Re: KR> Turtle deck a
become cozy with bondo...
> UGGG!!..
>
> -Jeff
>
> >From: "Dan Heath"
> >Reply-To: KRnet
> >To:
> >Subject: Re: KR> Turtle deck advice
> >Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:37:21 -0400 (Eastern
> Daylight Time)
> >
> >That is what I
> the plastic. I do not believe its going to bad
> > enough to rip it off and
> > spend another 100 bucks and start over.
> >
> > I guess I am going to become cozy with bondo...
> > UGGG!!..
> >
> > -Jeff
> >
> > >From: "Dan Heat
t;
> > I guess I am going to become cozy with bondo...
> > UGGG!!..
> >
> > -Jeff
> >
> > >From: "Dan Heath"
> > >Reply-To: KRnet
> > >To:
> > >Subject: Re: KR> Turtle deck advice
> > >Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 1
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