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Epoxy: Building a CF Rudder *Pic*
By:Jack Sanderson
Date: 6/18/2003, 10:24 pm

I am having great fun building a carbon fiber rudder designed by Vaclav Stejskal. Below you can see the mold for the wings. I used contact paper over plywood with some butchers wax as a release agent. The lay-up had 8 layers of carbon and 4 layers of bias glass

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Epoxy: Building a CF Rudder *Pic*
Jack Sanderson -- 6/18/2003, 10:24 pm
Completed CF Rudder *Pic*
Jack Sanderson -- 6/19/2003, 8:41 am
Excellent, I built my the same way!
Mike and Rikki -- 6/20/2003, 1:10 am
Re: Completed CF Rudder
Shawn Baker -- 6/19/2003, 3:11 pm
Re: Completed CF Rudder
Jack Sanderson -- 6/19/2003, 10:11 pm
Re: Completed CF Rudder
Sam McFadden -- 6/20/2003, 11:00 am
Re: Completed CF Rudder
Danny -- 6/20/2003, 11:35 am
Try this for an easier release
Mike and Rikki -- 6/20/2003, 1:18 am
Re: Completed CF Rudder
mike allen -- 6/19/2003, 2:34 pm
Re: Completed CF Rudder
Jack Sanderson -- 6/19/2003, 10:03 pm
Re: Completed CF Rudder
mike allen -- 6/19/2003, 3:17 pm
Re: Completed CF Rudder
Chip Sandresky -- 6/19/2003, 1:20 pm
Re: Completed CF Rudder
Jack Sanderson -- 6/19/2003, 9:58 pm
Re: Epoxy: Building a CF Rudder *Pic*
Jack Sanderson -- 6/18/2003, 10:36 pm
Re: Epoxy: Building a CF Rudder *Pic*
Jack Sanderson -- 6/18/2003, 10:32 pm
Re: Epoxy: Building a CF Rudder
Jack Sanderson -- 6/19/2003, 8:53 am