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Re: Skin-on-Frame: steam bent ribs
By:johne
Date: 1/9/2009, 12:17 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: steam bent ribs (Clayton Plunkett)

I think that if you tried to laminate with only 1 glue joint there would be so much spring back it would take many trials to get it right. The more laminates, the less the part should spring. So for this ribs, steam bending is probably the quicker, easier solution.

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Skin-on-Frame: steam bent ribs
Clayton Plunkett -- 1/8/2009, 8:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: steam bent ribs
Mike Dauda -- 1/13/2009, 12:33 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: steam bent ribs
johne -- 1/9/2009, 12:17 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 1/9/2009, 6:15 pm
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Paul Montgomery -- 1/9/2009, 7:54 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 1/10/2009, 5:38 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: steam bent ribs
Bill Hamm -- 1/9/2009, 8:21 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: steam bent ribs
Mike Bielski -- 1/9/2009, 7:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: steam bent ribs
Scott Shurlow -- 1/9/2009, 7:25 am