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West Coast chat / Re: From the composit shop.
« on: May 25, 2019, 01:28:06 PM »
Ideas are starting to come together now. The fins are now fitted. They are 2mm below the level of the boot lid and spaced them 5mm from the boot lid to suit the rubber strip. The top land is 24mm and the sloping face initially 45 degree with the corner between the top land and the sloping face rounded off. They are spaced out at about 40mm ish where the outer boot lid is more or less flat changing to 25mm where the boot lid starts to rise. The top land stays at 24mm but I’ve kept the curve where the bottom of the fins meets the new 'shelf. I think if I maintain the 45 degree slope it will look to big and heavy and give me problems with the two outer sections. I’ve also reduced the width by an inch a side to give me some land to work with on the outer parts.
I’ve closed the back of the fins off with .5mm ABS. You can cut this with scissors.
I’ve filled the area of the fin chambers ( can’t think of a better description) with foam board to keep the amount of filler required down (weight and cost) to about 3mm of the final surface.
No pics at this stage as there’s not a lot to see but I will show it when it’s filled.
I’ve closed the back of the fins off with .5mm ABS. You can cut this with scissors.
I’ve filled the area of the fin chambers ( can’t think of a better description) with foam board to keep the amount of filler required down (weight and cost) to about 3mm of the final surface.
No pics at this stage as there’s not a lot to see but I will show it when it’s filled.