I second Rob's suggestion. I made up a template of aluminum foil, pressing it
into place in the closeout area, and cutting a slit in the foil where the plate
would go. Then I traced around the template on the bid, making sure to also cut
the mark for the fabric slit. Then I gooped it all up. It worked very nicely.
Steve G.
Rob Housman wrote:
> Use scissors BEFORE using the goopy resin; lay the dry cloth in place and
> use a felt tip pen to mark the feature you need to clear.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rob Housman
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Keith Tallent <ktallent@ns1.avnet.co.uk>
> Subject: Flap closeouts...any tips welcome!
>
> > Is it just me .... how does the simplest line in the manual turn out to be
> > such a bugger to do in real life when your working with that lovely resin
> > and glass mixture.
> >
> > I have been doing my flap closeouts this weekend and the sentence in the
> > manual that gave me most trouble was ....
> >
> > "Slit the cloth where slot is to allow the hinge plate through."
> >
> > After doing near perfect 2 ply layup, I then set about slitting the wetted
> > out cloth with a brand new model knife....with near disasterous results to
> > the layup.
> >
> > This happened not just once but twice (root and tip)...any tips before I
> set
> > about the other flap.
> >
> > Many Thanks
> >
> > Keith Tallent
> > Europa XS
> > Kit Number 221
> > G-SAMY
> >
> >
>
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