On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:12:48 -0500, "Billy Beck" <wjb3@mindspring.com> wrote: >FlyBaby > > So, the bolt gag on the vees lamination looks like the ticket. What >adhesive did you use on those? (and...) Which wood did you use? > > I guess this is more to my point: I have a ready source of poplar boards in >just the right dimensions that I'm thinking about doing it with, and I'd >like to know if there's any alarming reason why I shouldn't. I know that >these vees are a crucial item on the Baby. After putting one of them >together with T-88, though, I sit around and wonder what it would take to >fail it. It looks bombproof to me, and I need to know if a poplar >substitution is going to make that big a difference. I've also thought >about doing them in oak, but I guess the obvious thing about that is the >weight. I used T-88 and plenty of it. I also used D-fir boards. I'd have to look up the numbers of poplar to know how the strength and weight compare. My wood engineering reference is at home and I'm not so keep bugging me and I'll look it up for you. I used plenty of T-88 because my first attempt at Vees had dry voids when I cut them apart to inspect. They needed plenty more clamping pressure or plenty more glue so they got plenty of both. David E. Munday E-mail: munday@engr.uky.edu Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Web: http://www.engr.uky.edu/~munday 521 CRMS Building Voice: (606) 257-3263 University of Kentucky FAX: (606) 257-3304 Lexington, KY 40506-0108 Office: 202 D. V. Terrell Bldg.