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Re: New questions
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 1/27/2000, 10:05 am
In Response To: Re: New questions (Chris Loeliger)

Chris,

Also remember that if you follow Nick's method "by the book", you will align the forms rightside up and then flip the assembly over to begin stripping the hull. You don't want the boxbeam to flex the other direction once inverted. I used 1/2" plywood to construct the beam, and in hindsight I should have gone with 3/4". I ended up with a boxbeam that was a little too flexible, so I aligned the forms inverted to begin with so I could strip the hull without disturbing the forms. By the time the hull was stripped, everything was rigid enough to rotate without any flexing.

Ross

Ross' Kayak Building

Messages In This Thread

New questions
Chris Loeliger -- 1/26/2000, 1:47 pm
Re: New questions
Rich Ross -- 1/27/2000, 2:27 pm
Re: New questions
Brian B -- 1/27/2000, 10:55 am
Re: New questions
Paul Bonser -- 1/27/2000, 5:20 am
Re: New questions
Tony Ling -- 1/27/2000, 1:30 pm
Re: New questions
Larry C. -- 1/26/2000, 9:14 pm
Love to see your strongback pic
mike allen -- 1/26/2000, 9:30 pm
Re: Love to see your strongback pic
Larry C. -- 1/27/2000, 6:00 pm
Re: New questions
Nolan -- 1/26/2000, 8:47 pm
Re: New questions
Chris Loeliger -- 1/27/2000, 1:15 am
Re: New questions
Nolan -- 1/27/2000, 6:38 pm
Re: New questions
Ross Leidy -- 1/27/2000, 10:05 am
Re: New questions
Earl Bailey -- 1/26/2000, 6:07 pm
Re: New questions
Chris Casazza -- 1/26/2000, 4:19 pm
Re: Delta bench saw
Mike Hanks -- 1/26/2000, 4:34 pm
Re: Delta bench saw
Chris Casazza -- 1/26/2000, 4:58 pm
Re: New questions
Tony Ling -- 1/26/2000, 3:43 pm
Re: New questions
Derek -- 1/26/2000, 3:17 pm