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Re: Strip: Locking down forms after alignment
By:John Caldeira
Date: 7/12/2011, 9:52 pm
In Response To: Strip: Locking down forms after alignment (Stephen Troy)

: Do I apply initial strips along the sheer prior to locking
: everything in place, or lock it down first? I see how a driver
: could yank stuff out of place, so I figured I'd ask rather than
: guessing.
:

I find it helpful to staple a scrap strip down the keel line before tightening up the alignment. After laying down the sheer strips, I inspect for fairness and sometimes find that one or two forms need adjusting.

John

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Locking down forms after alignment
Stephen Troy -- 7/10/2011, 3:37 pm
Re: Strip: Locking down forms after alignment
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/10/2011, 8:36 pm
Thanks Rob! N/m *NM*
Stephen Troy -- 7/11/2011, 1:05 am
Re: Strip: Locking down forms after alignment
John Caldeira -- 7/12/2011, 9:52 pm
Re: Strip: Locking down forms after alignment
Bill Hamm -- 7/13/2011, 8:04 am