Hi Gary,
I typically don't use sandpaper grips on any of my indoor models. When I start losing the grip on the model, I will use a glove. I have glued sandpaper on the thumb and finger tips of the glove.
When I start to see crushing of the fuse I will glue a small piece of wood (about .75" X .020"x the width of the fuse) on the top and bottom of the fuse (just where I am gripping it) and align the gain of these pieces perpendicular to the length of the fuse.
I hope this helps.
Cheers,
Kurt
--- On Mon, 11/19/12, Warthodson_at_aol.com <Warthodson_at_aol.com> wrote:
From: Warthodson_at_aol.com <Warthodson_at_aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] NFFS indoor topics
To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, November 19, 2012, 1:28 PM
Bill or anyone lse that wants to comment,
I have never built a catapult launched glider (except one that blew up on the first full launch) but would like to someday, just to give Tem Johnson some competition in our local Cat 1 & 2 sites. That is the reason for the beginner questions. Do you use something like sand paper for the rear grip? I would assume that on your Cat. 1 & 2 glider with the very light wood fuselage you cannot grip it very tightly without crushing the wood. Are there any special precautions you use to avoid damage in the grip area?
Gary
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From: William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
To: Indoor_Construction <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, Nov 18, 2012 2:53 pm
Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] NFFS indoor topics
Tail that is.
On Nov 18, 2012 3:51 PM, "William Gowen" <wdgowen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
Gary
All my standard class gliders use a stinger grip behind the trail.
On Nov 18, 2012 2:34 PM, <Warthodson_at_aol.com> wrote:
Here is an indoor topic. I just received my 2012 symposium & read Bill Gowen's article about his WIF 7 catapult launched glider. There is a lot of interesting construction information on the plans. And a very entertaining article, too Bill, my question is: where do you grip the fuselage during launching?
Gary Hodson
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From: Bill <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
To: Indoor_Construction <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, Nov 18, 2012 9:27 am
Subject: [Indoor_Construction] NFFS indoor topics
The last entry on ANY indoor topic was on July 25.
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