Leo and Dennis,
Those are some very nice jigs! That must make covering so much easier and
more efficient.
Dennis- The use of the pushrod setup is quite clever.
Leo- I love the simplicity.
I might try making my jig with threaded rods and wing nuts.
-Kody
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 12:53 PM, leop12345 <leop_at_lyradev.com> wrote:
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> I just added a photo of my film jig to the tool&jigs photo album:
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Indoor_Construction/photos/album/1032933735/pic/1834487804/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc
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> I think it has the same function as the Sanborn/Tyson tool but is easier to
> make. The rail width adjusts, after the film is applied and tightened, by
> turning the wingnuts. The rails are pushed closer, adding slack to the film.
> One can also turn the wingnuts by different amounts to fit wings/stabs where
> the rib curvature changes along the span.
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> Leo
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Bill Gowen" <wdgowen_at_...>
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> > Very nice!
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: dennisatyson
> > To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 8:41 AM
> > Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: covering with mylar
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> > Kody,
> > It gets even better if you have an adjustable fixture. I copied Sanborn's
> and consider it one of my most useful tools. You put the film on it with
> vasaline on the rails, pull the film tight and then lay your part on it.
> Then you just turn the crank handle to put slack in until the film perfectly
> conforms to the outline.
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> > Heres the link to my photos:
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Indoor_Construction/photos/album/1882585915/pic/list
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> > Dennis
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Received on Sat Apr 23 2011 - 19:10:10 CEST