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Re: Strip: aligning the forms...
By:PAUL
Date: 9/2/2003, 6:27 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: aligning the forms... (Mike Scarborough)

Well, before I threaded them on I made sure to run a string from end to end to get a center line. Now, I am lining them up to the center line. Thus, the two marks I am lining them up by are the center line, and the DWL on both sides. The hitch here is that I am building it in my backyard so warping may occur at some point.
Paul:

Paul--

: I think the consensus here is that plus or minus 1/16 inch is achievable and
: good enough to build from.

: Have you checked that your strongback is true? Are all the stern forms off in
: the same direction? What marks on the forms are you using to align them?

Messages In This Thread

Strip: aligning the forms...
Paul -- 9/2/2003, 2:07 pm
Re: Strip: aligning the forms...
Jamey -- 9/5/2003, 2:53 am
Re: Strip: aligning the forms...
Jay Babina -- 9/3/2003, 8:28 am
Re: Strip: aligning the forms...
mike allen -- 9/3/2003, 12:21 pm
Re: Strip: aligning the forms...
John Caldeira -- 9/3/2003, 8:59 am
Re: Strip: aligning the forms...
Mike Scarborough -- 9/2/2003, 5:24 pm
Re: Strip: aligning the forms...
PAUL -- 9/2/2003, 6:27 pm
Re: Strip: aligning the forms...
Mike Scarborough -- 9/3/2003, 9:20 am
Re: Strip: aligning the forms...
mike allen -- 9/2/2003, 3:56 pm