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Re: Here's what I'm using
By:john raley
Date: 7/14/2011, 9:01 am
In Response To: Re: Here's what I'm using (Bill Hamm)

: Hi Stephen,

: We talked about this, put a sheet of wax paper down on a piece of
: scrap wood and just staple thru the scarf into the scrap, holds
: everything aligned until the glue sets.

: I normally do it with the strips set on their sides using spring
: clamps but I've got a 16' long table to do this on, hard to do
: it without a long table as the strips hanging off the ends will
: "pull" the strips out of alignment.

: Bill H.

My method was even more primitive. I screwed some angle iron to the table lined with wax paper. I clamped the scarf on it,s side to the angle with quick grip clamps, and dropped some 33lb stage weights on top to keep things flat. Not everyone has a theatre to borrow stage weights from, but any weight should work. Even cinderblocks, or
bags of sand.

John R

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Accurate scarfing
Stephen Troy -- 7/12/2011, 10:20 pm
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing *PIC*
ancient kayaker -- 7/13/2011, 12:09 am
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing *PIC*
ancient kayaker -- 7/13/2011, 12:10 am
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
Charlie -- 7/13/2011, 12:51 am
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
Bill Hamm -- 7/13/2011, 7:39 am
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
ancient kayaker -- 7/13/2011, 9:11 am
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
JohnK -- 7/13/2011, 1:47 am
Here's what I'm using *PIC*
Stephen Troy -- 7/13/2011, 10:22 am
You need more of an angle
Brian Nystrom -- 7/13/2011, 12:24 pm
Pic is of Kurt's, not mine
Stephen Troy -- 7/13/2011, 12:59 pm
Re: Pic is of Kurt's, not mine
Kurt Maurer -- 7/13/2011, 6:50 pm
Re: Pic is of Kurt's, not mine
Robert N Pruden -- 7/15/2011, 11:12 pm
Re: Pic is of Kurt's, not mine
Bill Hamm -- 7/16/2011, 1:31 am
Re: Pic is of Kurt's, not mine
Mike Savage -- 7/16/2011, 8:20 am
Re: Here's what I'm using
Randy Echtinaw -- 7/13/2011, 1:39 pm
Re: Here's what I'm using
Stephen Troy -- 7/13/2011, 3:23 pm
Re: Here's what I'm using
Bill Hamm -- 7/14/2011, 7:15 am
Re: Here's what I'm using
john raley -- 7/14/2011, 9:01 am
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
mtkayak -- 7/13/2011, 1:06 pm
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing *PIC*
Jay Babina -- 7/13/2011, 3:42 pm
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 7/13/2011, 6:47 pm
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
ancient kayaker -- 7/13/2011, 11:13 pm
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
Bill Hamm -- 7/14/2011, 7:25 am
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
Randy Echtinaw -- 7/14/2011, 9:02 am
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
Kurt Maurer -- 7/14/2011, 7:34 pm
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
ancient kayaker -- 7/16/2011, 3:07 pm
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
Bill Hamm -- 7/17/2011, 12:11 am
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
ancient kayaker -- 7/17/2011, 1:07 am
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
Bill Hamm -- 7/15/2011, 3:57 am
Re: Strip: Accurate scarfing
Stephen Troy -- 7/13/2011, 11:52 pm
Re: Strip:When to scarf
bill padin -- 7/15/2011, 7:42 pm
Re: Strip:When to scarf
Allan -- 7/15/2011, 9:38 pm
Re: Strip:When to scarf *PIC*
WillN To go -- 7/15/2011, 11:30 pm
Re: Strip:When to scarf *PIC*
WillN To go -- 7/15/2011, 11:33 pm
Re: Strip:When to scarf
Bill Hamm -- 7/16/2011, 1:36 am
Re: Strip:When to scarf
Bill Hamm -- 7/16/2011, 1:41 am
Re: Strip:When to scarf
george jung -- 7/17/2011, 2:17 pm