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Re: Strip: hot glue to every station?
By:Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K
Date: 12/13/2016, 10:09 am
In Response To: Strip: hot glue to every station? (Steve Solomon)

Please attach each strip with hot glue on every station. This makes the strip conform exactly to the station shape and keeps it there, and fair.

IF you have a spot which you think you might get away without tacking with how glue, it's a good place to try using a smaller dot. You'll see just how well hot glue holds.

Strips are subject to moving with changes in ambient moisture. And they are effected by placement on adjacent stations, so if you don't tack the strip to one station the placement/contact can change as you tack to the next station.

My hull designs are have concave surfaces near the stems which require exact and continuos strip contact with the stations.

I do not trust any holding system which does not keep the strip firmly adhered to the station, because if the strip angle can change the shape will not remain true and the fit of consecutive strips will be difficult, with compounded bellying of strips between stations as you round the bilge.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: hot glue to every station?
Steve Solomon -- 12/13/2016, 9:32 am
Re: Strip: hot glue to every station?
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/13/2016, 10:09 am
Re: Strip: hot glue to every station?
Marc Upchurch -- 12/13/2016, 11:27 am
Re: Strip: hot glue to every station?
Steve Solomon -- 12/13/2016, 12:12 pm
Re: Strip: hot glue to every station?
Marc Upchurch -- 12/13/2016, 12:24 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/13/2016, 1:56 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/15/2016, 12:06 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/15/2016, 7:06 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/15/2016, 7:07 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/15/2016, 7:07 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/16/2016, 12:46 am
Re: Dude--
Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2016, 12:50 am
He must be seriously bored... *NM*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/16/2016, 8:00 am
I'm clicking on Rob's post to run up the count *NM*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/16/2016, 10:19 am
*NM* I'm clicking Rob's post to run up the count
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/16/2016, 11:46 am
Re: *NM* I'm clicking Rob's post to run up the cou
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/16/2016, 6:31 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/16/2016, 6:57 pm
Re: Too many cooks spoil the stew! *NM*
Should only be One, right? NM besides this -- 12/16/2016, 11:16 am
Re: Strip: hot glue to every station?
Phil -- 12/13/2016, 10:13 pm
Re: Strip: hot glue to every station?
Nick R. -- 12/14/2016, 10:18 am