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"Morgans" <jsmorgan@charterJUNK.net> wrote in
news:PnFrh.1219$cZ1.129@newsfe04.lga:
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> "Mustardbuilder" <A@A.AAAAA> wrote in message
> news:Xns98BC41B8630FAnunyfjukkinbidness@207.14.116.130...
>> My plans do not give a lot of detail about my wing walk but it's for a
>> truss
>> rib mostly wood wing. The walk is supposed to go from the front spar
>> to the
>> trailing edge and should be 1/4 ply. my question is will a piece of
>> 1/4 ply
>> bend around the curvature of the wing (Clark Y) or should I laminate,
>> say, two pieces of 1/8 ply? If I were to laminate, what would the
>> best way of ensuring i got decent contact between the top and bottom
>> surfaces?
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> The designer should know, if it has been built before. I'd think
> that you would trust him, if you are trusting him for your life on the
> rest of the design.
I do trust him, but I didn't get to ask him before he died! It's one of
the details he kind of left yto your imagination...
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> That small bend should not be a problem. If you do laminate, use a
> 1/8th inch notched trowel to spread adhesive, place the two together
> firmly on a flat surface using another thicker flat surface on top to
> apply some pressure, then wiggle the two pieces back and forth a
> little. Apply the two pieces at one time without taking apart again.
Well, what I was actually asking is if I could laminate the two pieces
to take the curve in the wing. I realise this is basic stuff for a lot
of you guyus, but I have never bent realatively thick ply before and I
do not want to make a mess out of the rest of the wing trying..
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Re: Wing walk ply question.
