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Re: Strip: The first strip! And already lost?
By:george jung
Date: 2/21/2011, 1:47 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: The first strip! And already lost? (Dan Caouette (CSFW))

: Yes, you'll need a rolling bevel due to the twist. You can also
: bevel the plywood slightly. For stapleless I hotglue the strips
: to the forms. I use in on the first strip right to the very last
: one.

I didn't see it mentioned, so I'll add some tips. I stapled my first, have gone stapleless since - except for those spots that
refuse to bend to my will! Hotglue helps, as well. And cut a bunch of lil' notched 'retainers', I made mine from 1/8" plywood. You
place the notch over the strip you're trying to convince, and clamp it against a station until the hotglue on the form, and the
glue from the strips, dry. I use live-rubber tourniquets to squeeze the strips together between the forms, or packing tape; gives you
a bit nicer glue line. And a heatgun works really well for bending the strips near the ends. I used 3/4" strips on the first, I'm using 1/2" on the others -
makes a world of difference, allows following the complex curves much easier.

Awfully fun, isn't it?

Messages In This Thread

Strip: The first strip! And already lost?
Damian wentzel -- 2/20/2011, 4:42 pm
Re: Strip: The first strip! And already lost?
Allan -- 2/20/2011, 5:26 pm
Re: Strip: The first strip! And already lost? *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 2/20/2011, 7:12 pm
Re: Strip: The first strip! And already lost? *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 2/20/2011, 7:23 pm
Re: Strip: The first strip! And already lost?
Kurt Maurer -- 2/20/2011, 7:31 pm
Re: Strip: The first strip! And already lost?
Mike Savage -- 2/21/2011, 4:55 am
Re: Strip: The first strip! And already lost?
Bill Hamm -- 2/21/2011, 12:28 am
Where ya puttin' that 1st strip? *PIC*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/20/2011, 10:20 pm
Re: Where ya puttin' that 1st strip?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/21/2011, 9:40 am
Re: Strip: The first strip! And already lost? *PIC*
Kyle T -- 2/21/2011, 8:39 am
Re: Strip: The first strip! And already lost?
Tony Olsen -- 2/21/2011, 9:17 am
Re: Strip: The first strip! And already lost?
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 2/21/2011, 12:53 pm
Re: Strip: The first strip! And already lost?
george jung -- 2/21/2011, 1:47 pm