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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/22/2012, 2:15 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach (Marc Upchurch)

: Bill,

: I assume you are talking about typical sewing, then staple at the
: cockpit? Don't quite understand how you would use contact
: cement.

: I was trying to see if anyone avoids the sewing. Thanks anyway.

I don't sew at all, I use one piece of fabric for the hull and another for the deck, at the overlap I use contact cement to eliminate the wrinkles. I use Dacron (polyester) fabric and it easily shrinks with heat.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach Skin - Help
Marc Upchurch -- 4/15/2012, 11:06 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach
George in Va -- 4/15/2012, 1:12 pm
Link for the lazy
David Bynoe -- 4/15/2012, 1:30 pm
Re: Link for the lazy
Marc Upchurch -- 4/15/2012, 1:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach
Marc Upchurch -- 4/15/2012, 1:36 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach
Bill Hamm -- 4/16/2012, 12:54 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach
James Adams -- 4/16/2012, 1:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach
Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2012, 1:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach
Will N To Go -- 4/17/2012, 7:43 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach
Marc Upchurch -- 4/17/2012, 8:30 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach
Bill Hamm -- 4/18/2012, 2:02 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach
Marc Upchurch -- 4/18/2012, 8:40 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach
Stephen Troy -- 4/21/2012, 2:57 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach
Bill Hamm -- 4/22/2012, 2:15 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Morris use of Splines to Attach
Marc Upchurch -- 4/22/2012, 8:00 am