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Re: Strip: Impossible geometry *LINK* *Pic*
By:Bobby Curtis
Date: 1/10/2003, 11:01 am
In Response To: Strip: Impossible geometry *LINK* (Michael Brokenshire)

Michael

On my Sea Spirit 17 I have a 4-inch drop between the front and the rear of the coaming. To bend the strips in that area, I have a form in the middle, which I can staple to, as strips in this region will be cut out for the coaming. I also have two forms at the front of the coaming spaced 2-inches apart. I used staples construction elsewhere on the kayak. I am using 3/4” wide X 1/4” thick WRC strips. To bend the strip, I used a heat gun applying heat and slowly bending the strip while it was clamped at the coaming front. The heat was enough to make the bend without cracking the strip. I heat and bend and clamp each strip in place, let them cool, then unclamp them and glue them in also using the heat gun again. This pre shapes the strips prior to gluing them.

Bobby

Sea Spirit Kayaks

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Impossible geometry *LINK*
Michael Brokenshire -- 1/8/2003, 8:39 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry *LINK* *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 1/10/2003, 11:01 am
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry *LINK*
Michael Brokenshire -- 1/11/2003, 10:01 am
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/11/2003, 1:26 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry *Pic*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/10/2003, 12:17 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry *LINK* *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 1/10/2003, 5:03 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry *Pic*
Bill Price -- 1/10/2003, 1:12 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/10/2003, 2:43 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Bill Price -- 1/10/2003, 6:52 pm
curvature/colour matching
mike allen -- 1/10/2003, 3:14 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Shawn Baker -- 1/10/2003, 1:06 pm
Another Picture *NM* *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 1/10/2003, 11:02 am
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Jay Babina -- 1/9/2003, 11:54 am
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/9/2003, 9:41 am
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Shawn Baker -- 1/10/2003, 1:33 pm
Looks pretty easy ;)------------vQx0pAKs4wf4sCffI+
charles w------------vQx0pAKs4wf4sCffI+7Y07 -- 1/8/2003, 9:27 pm
%*#)*)#$ Why does it do that? @#$(*)(@#
charles w -- 1/8/2003, 9:29 pm
Re: %*#)*)#$ Why does it do that? @#$(*)(@#
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/9/2003, 9:29 am
Blame it on the browser, then ;)
charles w -- 1/9/2003, 9:39 am
Re: It is Opera
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/10/2003, 2:37 pm
Re: Auto-Swear :D
Chip Sandresky -- 1/10/2003, 1:21 pm
Testing Auto-Swear ...
charles w -- 1/10/2003, 2:49 pm
Re: Thank for the reminder
Ed Falis -- 1/9/2003, 5:49 pm
Thanks to Nick for the reminder ;)
charles w -- 1/9/2003, 6:06 pm
Re: %*#)*)#$ Why does it do that? @#$(*)(@#
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/8/2003, 11:49 pm
Re: Naw, Means "Sam" in Martian *NM*
Eric -- 1/9/2003, 8:02 am
the martians must be advertising MAS, :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/13/2003, 10:53 pm
I don't thnk so ;)
charles w -- 1/9/2003, 7:49 am