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Prepare Skins, Hinges, LE, etc

a.        I’ve tried two styles of Skins, Kevlar (1.7 Oz) two piece           
(Sheared 20-20 from LE to Hinge and 45-45 from Hinge to TE)             See March 2004 Update at foot for third Lay-up

     

and Glass (1 Oz, 45-45 all over).                                                           
                                                                                                                 
The Kevlar is much heavier but also stiffer and stronger.                 

b.       If using Kevlar the 20-20 piece on the hinge side extends back past the hinge by 10mm so that it can be used as the hinge. On the Glass style a 15mm wide strip of 20-20 Sheared Kevlar is placed in the lay-up at the hinge position (One side only).

c.        The LE can be a 45-45 glass strip (Light in weight but an absolute pain to handle) or a composite Glass/Kevlar strip (Heavier but much easier to handle and a much much tougher  LE)

d.       If using Kevlar, shear the cloth (i.e. Pull the ends) and then          
mark out the LE to Hinge shape using a Fabric marker pen (My one is labelled TrickMarker, these are great as the marks fade away over a day or so, or even quicker with a dab of water).

e.      The 45-45 cloth pieces are just marked out and cut,                      
 then you need to be very careful with handling as they will stretch if you even look at them hard. A carrier to put them on and a place to store them all pre arranged is a good idea, you do not want to be shuffling them round on the bench to make space!!

f.        I tried to do a 20-20, 45-45 with the 1Oz Glass but the cloth handling defeated me.

g.       You can also use baking paper (grease proof paper) as a backing with a light mist of 3M77 on it. This makes that parts easier to move about and far more stable, but if you use too much spray glue you’ll have a real job detaching the backing sheet. I’ve found this a very hit and miss technique. Recent posts say use a “3M Post It” glue stick (this is NOT a normal glue stick, but a similar adhesive to Post It Notes), but I’ve been unable to find these in the UK yet.

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March 2004 Update:

i) Well I got some 3M - post it Glue sticks (Thanks Marc) and did a 1 Oz Kevlar tail using the baking sheet templates as carriers for the cloth. So here in pictures is what I did. Click on an image to get a larger view.

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