Hello, Graham,
Yes, we DID use the cling film on the bench, for the first length of bid. The
second piece we layed on dry, as we had a bit of extra resin on the first
layup. In all reality, the layup looks just fine, save for the few little
bubbles to fill, and we definitely know how to handle future layups of this
type.
Overall, the rudder looks really good, and we just get better and better at
the whole process. The strength of the part astounds me. How a flimsy chuck
of foam and some limp glass cloth with some goey resin can make such a light
rigid part is amazing. As a college instructor used to say "Composites, that
is the key", said in a proper scholarly Indian accent (India, that is, not
American Indian).
Thanks everyone for the great syringe tips.
Chris
Graham Singleton wrote:
>
> >I will say that this was the most difficult layup for us to date.
> >Dealing with that long piece of narrow bid was a real pain. Give us
> >those big surface layups any day.
>
> These layups are best done on the bench on a piece of cling film, that way
> the bid is controlable
>
> Graham
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