I was also going to do it near the edge of the countertop and clamp down the spar cap near the edge to be sure it is tight to the plywood and nothing moves. I would like to clamp down the other spar cap also, but the clamps are not that deep. That is the advantage to doing the second spar cap after the first one is dry like Mark shows on his web site. The advantage to doing both in one setup is that you don't have to worry about having to remove a glue bead where the second spar needs to go later. Both methods have their good and bad points.
Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Mark Jones Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:24 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> spar construction Sounds like a plan to me Brian. And well thought out. You should have sufficient time with the T-88 to accomplish what you propose. Just remember that T-88 is as slick as owl poop until it starts to set and things can move around if you are not careful. Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 8:55 PM Subject: KR> spar construction > Before I looked at Mark's site I did a lot of thinking on what order I would > do what on my spar construction and this is what I came up with. > > I needed to buy a 12' countertop anyway for my office so I was going to > level it with a precision machinist's level to be sure it was perfectly flat > and level. I would cover it with bagging film before I started. > > I was going to scarf the plywood pieces and let them dry before I started > the rest of the spars. > > Next I was going to lay out lines on where all the pieces went and dry fit > everything with the web laying on the countertop. > > Then I was going to spread T88 on one spar cap and the web and set it on, > followed by the vertical spacers, then the other spar cap. > > Then I was going to put a bunch of heavy weights on the spar caps. > > Next I was going to put a bar clamp at each vertical spacer location to > clamp the spar caps to the verticals. > > Then I will use a brush to spread all the excess epoxy around the inside to > seal the inner sections of everything then put a bunch of weights on the > caps and verticals to be sure they are pressed tight against the plywood. > > When the whole thing dries I will put on the top plywood web. > > Does anyone see anything wrong with this sequence? Am I going to wind up > with the T88 drying before I get everything done? > > Brian Kraut > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > www.engalt.com > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html _______________________________________ to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
