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Re: Flexible Internal Strongbacks
By:Mike Scarborough
Date: 7/4/2003, 9:16 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Strongback from MDF, will that work ? (jesper bach)

I once made a plywood strongback that was a little bit flexible. I clamped it to my saw horses to get it trued up and attached a couple of temporary strips to my forms. The temporary strips stiffened it up enough to hold it true while I started stripping. You might even consider screwing the temprary strips to the forms. That would make a very rigid package, just make sure everything is straight and true first.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Strongback from MDF, will that work ?
jesper bach -- 7/3/2003, 5:04 pm
Re: Strip: Strongback from MDF, will that work ?
Pat -- 7/8/2003, 3:17 am
Re: Strip: Strongback from MDF, will that work ?
Ed Falis -- 7/4/2003, 10:13 am
Re: Strip: Strongback from MDF, will that work ?
jesper bach -- 7/4/2003, 11:14 am
Re: Strip: Strongback from MDF, will that work ?
jesper bach -- 7/4/2003, 1:55 am
Re: Flexible Internal Strongbacks
Mike Scarborough -- 7/4/2003, 9:16 am
Re: Flexible Internal Strongbacks
jesper bach -- 7/4/2003, 9:42 am
Re: Flexible Internal Strongbacks
James Nixon -- 7/4/2003, 2:01 pm
MDF Strongback Won't work.
Dave -- 7/4/2003, 12:26 am
Re: MDF Strongback Won't work.
c -- 7/4/2003, 8:51 am
Re: Strip: Probably, yes.... But ... !!!
Rehd -- 7/3/2003, 11:21 pm
Re: Strip: Strongback from MDF, will that work ?
Dave Sprygada -- 7/3/2003, 10:42 pm
Re: Strip: Strongback from MDF, will that work ?
cmenard -- 7/3/2003, 9:50 pm
Re: Strip: Strongback from MDF, will that work ?
srchr/gerald -- 7/3/2003, 9:46 pm