Re: [RCSE] Kevlar leading ledges

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I have visted Phil who makes the Encores.  He does alot of sanding of kevlar.  I had thought sanding kevalr was imposssible, that is to stop the fiz, but Joe Wurts said there was a sandpaper that worked.  Joe and Phil design together.  Phil is a real craftman.  Anyway, I tried th sandpaper and it works.  So well that I have used the same piece on 3 HLG kevlar leading edge wings.  No fiz.    There are ways to set up yoou bagging so that the LE comes out nearly perfect.  However may have to sacrafice your bags.  I am aboutto try a new method some friends have tried and if it works for the LEs I'll let you know.   I'll try to take pictures for my site.   Chris     ----- Original Message ----- From: aneil To: RCSE Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 11:17 PM Subject: [RCSE] Kevlar leading ledges Hi there, I've been making some Kahu DGL wings http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/kahudlg/chriskaiser_kahudlg.htm I've been using 1oz Kevlar and a 1.7oz (1inch) leading edge. I'd like to know if anybody out there has any insight on how to get prefect leading edges so they don't need any sanding (which you can't) after vacuum bagging? How do you get the leading edge to stop pinching under vacuum I guess the guys at Mapleleaf know how to do this, wana' share some secrets with us. Regards from DownUnder Aneil Patel.