I made my wing skins using 1/2 inch divinycell as the core. I had to cut score marks and make a caul plate to glass the inside on a curve. My wing is one piece and each side had a contour rib midway out as well as on each end. This stuff does not sand easily, but end result is superior to urethane. I also used it for making flat panels and my seat bottom. This stuff if better used in a mold like in the Deihl wings, but with patience, it can be sanded. Use fresh 36 grit sand paper. Belt sand paper glued to a straight edge worked well. Next time I would add a few more ribs (for sanding purposes). Roger
---- m.ladigo at cox.net wrote: > Hi Larry, > I wholly agree about the pro's of Klegicell and I would love to have a set of > "skins" made with it. However, Dan Diehl's skins were made with Lastifoam. > It's a lot better than the urethane but not nearly as tough as klegicell. > I know this because I hangared with Dan for 18 years and have seen and helped > him make skins. I have also used his "skin foam" in other parts or my own > KR. As a disclaimer, I will say that I don't know what type of foam was used > before the change to Lastifoam prior to 1996. That is the point that I > started becoming much more aware of composites and the materials used. > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
