I've spent the past week slowly tinkering on the foredeck for my version of
Ian Vickers' V8. I wanted to try to make a plywood one with compound
curves. It's made from two layers of .5mm (1/64") ply cut to fit in the
foredeck mold frame that I made.
The original V8 plans called for a foredeck with compound curves. The fore-aft curve deflects just over 2mm and I wanted to see if I could get it to go that far with a compound curve. It worked!
The final deck has a deflection of approx. 2.5mm. Not bad.
Here's how the process went...
It took some pretty high pressure to get the deck to deflect, but not so much that it will eventually warp the hull.
Well... I can't avoid it too much longer... It's almost time for finishing. Gotta get some warmer weather and then dig out the spray gun!
Cheers!
The original V8 plans called for a foredeck with compound curves. The fore-aft curve deflects just over 2mm and I wanted to see if I could get it to go that far with a compound curve. It worked!
The final deck has a deflection of approx. 2.5mm. Not bad.
Here's how the process went...
It took some pretty high pressure to get the deck to deflect, but not so much that it will eventually warp the hull.
Well... I can't avoid it too much longer... It's almost time for finishing. Gotta get some warmer weather and then dig out the spray gun!
Cheers!
Comments
Post a Comment