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Old 01-25-2009, 05:34 PM
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Default RE: All Composite 1/7th P-40E Mould Build

Many thanks to all of you for the kind words, it seems I missed a couple of your posts, though not intentionally.

sir crashallot - good to hear from you and thanks for the encouragement

sunnybreeze - The first one out of the mould is always 2 layers of something around 6OZ cloth. This will give me a part to section for internal templates and also provides objective empirical input as to where support may be needed. (or more importantly where support may NOT be required) It's a good thing to start with the simplest approach and then go from there. Sometimes you get lucky. (I also chose the scale wrt the material properties - so as to help reduce required internals, but don't tell anyone)

RTK - Thank you - I'll try to keep it getting better for you as time goes along.


I'm thinning the finishing resin at 33-1/3% by weight. (1/3 resin, 1/3 hardener, 1/3 methyl hydrate)

As for panel lines - Patience is a virtue! LOL