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Re: Aluminium Production Strongback.
By:Ian Johnston
Date: 10/28/1999, 9:15 pm
In Response To: Aluminium Production Strongback. (mike allen)

> I would sure like to know if there are any window guys out there to
> confirm whether this idea would float. But if it did, the speed and
> flexibility would be supreme.

I have a glass guy coming in tomorrow to put a windshield in a car. I'll ask him, and get some ideas. He will be able to get the stuff too as auto glass is a small portion of his business, buildings being a much larger part.

I have since reconsidered my decision to not use aluminium. I have a friend who works as a fabricator and he says that cutting the stations out of aluminium is very fast on some computerized cutter that they have. So I could make a strongback that would work for all boats and just get him to cut the stations as I need them.

I will finish the one I have started on the wooden strongback first. My problem is that I have so many ideas and not enough time to do them. I get side tracked easily by each new idea or problem and the original idea of building a kayak takes a backseat. As an example, I have been reworking the trailer brake idea and the kayak sits in the garage. Story of my life though, so I don't think anything is going to change to soon!

Ian

Messages In This Thread

Strongback / forms material
Carl -- 10/26/1999, 1:05 pm
not critisizing, but why not wood?
Pete Ford -- 10/27/1999, 8:50 pm
Re: not critisizing, but why not wood?
Larry C. -- 10/27/1999, 10:06 pm
Re:Aluminium Thoughts
Ian Johnston -- 10/28/1999, 1:52 am
Aluminium Production Strongback.
mike allen -- 10/28/1999, 12:24 pm
Re: Aluminium Production Strongback.
Ian Johnston -- 10/28/1999, 9:15 pm
Re: Strongback / forms material
Carl -- 10/27/1999, 10:20 am
Re: Strongback / forms material
Rich Ross -- 10/26/1999, 5:58 pm
Strongback
jason -- 10/26/1999, 3:03 pm
Re: Strongback / forms material
Jim Richardson -- 10/26/1999, 2:28 pm