Re: Re: covering with mylar

From: William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:48:36 -0400

On 4/25/2011 9:42 AM, Mark F1diddler wrote:
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, "John Kagan"
> <john_kagan_at_...> wrote:
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> > On the other end of the spectrum, I understand that the Hungarian
> and German F1D flyers use a perforated female mold with a light vacuum
> to hold the film for application to the wing.
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> > Their covering jobs are spectacular.
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> Ya, for some, issue is not so much "what works"--many ideas "work,"--
> but rather how much glam you're going for. I think Stan Chilton once
> described to me how he makes male molds for the outline, from
> styrofoam, (?) into which the outline is sunk to include camber. The
> mold has depth relief exactly matching all ribs and spars. Then film
> is rolled over the whole thing, so the mold holds the film up into shape.
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I'm sure all the extra work is worth it when the judges line up the
models for appearance judging!
Received on Mon Apr 25 2011 - 06:48:42 CEST