Jack,
As I visualize this technique, I take it that the strokes of the
serrated screed are chordwise (rather than spanwise) in order to
facilitate the maintaining of the airfoil.
Please confirm.
Fred
A194
> Jack Hilditch wrote:
>
>> Composite racing sailboat builders use a technique that produces a
>> fair surface, without bumps or valleys, while minimizing weight or
>> extra filler. They screed the filler/resin mix onto the surface using
>> a small-toothed, serrated plastic trowel (the same kind used to apply
>> ceramic tile cement to walls).
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