> ? Quick question....Should I string the forms onto the strongback bow up
> and ? flip the whole thing over (seems to be what Nick is doing) or is
> that just ? for display purposes of the book. Seems to be easier to align
> the forms ? deck-down and not worry about and deflection during rotation.
> I hate ? rotation deflection!

> ? By the way...I may be in trouble. I was hand planing the internal stems
> ? yesterday and was really enjoying it! When this thing starts looking
> like ? a yak, I may not see the wife and daughter until the glass is done!

> I ignored the strongback straightness or curvature, cut the forms holes
> oversize, used clamps to fix and stringlines to align. The spacers and
> wedges make the strongback cross section larger and more stiffer but this
> idea is to ignore the strongback altogether. With the form holes oversize,
> you can realign in a few secs a form.

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> -mick

I agree with Mick, I'm using his method and found it worked great for quick and accurate alignment o forms.

Larry C.