sand the suspect side and use it On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 14:29, Mark Wegmet via KRnet <[email protected]> wrote:
> As a suggestion, you might want to look at "Advanced Composite Techniques" > by Zeke Smith (available on Amazon and other places). Also the Glassair > site has some interesting info. > > Back in the beginning when I thought I had money, I looked into the > Glassair III RG (I'd buy one if I could afford it) and was sent a package > with just epoxy reinforced glass (I'm familiar, I used to build circuit > boards), foam, and an epoxy/glass fabric/foam sandwich... the last was > "bullet proof", the others not so much. The stress matrix of the sandwich > is significantly higher than the individual components (i.e., the whole is > greater...). So the foam does contribute to the overall strength of the > structure. > > The reference explains the technical elements of the physics of the > composite structure that even quality engineers / operations guys like me > can understand. I think I spent about $15 for the book - well worth the > investment if you want to earn the right to sing the sanding song. As > usual, JMHO, and your results may vary. > > Mark W. > N952MW (res) > > Virg (and others) wrote.... > > -----Original Message----- > From: KRnet [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Virgil via > KRnet > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 2:51 PM > To: Ken Henderson via KRnet > Cc: Virgil > Subject: Re: KR> Green Foam Board > > The foam is just for shaping. The loads are carried by the fiberglass > skin, > > Virg > > On 4/10/19 9:39 PM, Ken Henderson via KRnet wrote: > > Parley, > > > > Not knowing the original color I cannot make > that.......................... > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
