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Re: backband attachments
By:peter czerpak
Date: 8/16/2000, 8:32 am
In Response To: Re: backband attachments (Larry C.)

: I'm about to do the same step in my Exp. Single. Pete, did you glass over the
: blocks? I checked Ross's site and he does not mention glassing the blocks.
: I would think this high stress area would need large fillets and several
: layers of glass.

: Larry C.

No, I didn't glass over the blocks. Good thick amount of glue on the backside of the blocks and thats it. Same glue thickener mixture that I use to glue in my footbraces with no external screw heads. The blocks provide much more glueing surface area than the small wood pieces that Tom is talking about.

Pete czerpak albany, NY

Messages In This Thread

backband attachments
Tom Preska -- 8/15/2000, 11:57 am
Re: backband attachments
Jay Babina -- 8/16/2000, 11:06 am
Re: backband attachments
peter czerpak -- 8/15/2000, 1:24 pm
Re: backband attachments
Larry C. -- 8/15/2000, 9:03 pm
Re: backband attachments
Ross Leidy -- 8/16/2000, 9:34 am
Re: backband attachments
peter czerpak -- 8/16/2000, 8:32 am
Re: backband attachments
peter czerpak -- 8/15/2000, 1:21 pm