REFLECTOR: Fuel strake baffles templates

gattenby at tulsaconnect.com gattenby at tulsaconnect.com
Sun Apr 8 10:39:37 CDT 2007


Andy,

After I got the baffles and bulkheads glassed in
I placed strips of 2" packing tape along the top edges.
on top of the tape I put small (pea size) balls of 
playdough.
Followed by another layer of packing tape.
Then the strake top is placed on and mashed down...
The spots of playdough that are the thinnest are where
the top is touching the baffles.

Thats where you get to sand some more....

Usual disclamer applies, I've only done one side,
and I haven't tried to seal it yet.

Noel


On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 22:24:32 -0500
  "Andrew Ellzey" <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ronnie,
> 
> I started today making the plywood templates and I agree 
>this is the easiest way to get a good fit the first time. 
>I have the two largest boards already completed and 
>fitted and found that the patterns that came with the kit 
>were to large and would have taken a lot of work to make 
>them fit. (Better to large than to small) Your method is 
>much faster and when I cut my foam to match my patterns 
>they should fit the first time.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Andy
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Ron Brown 
>  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
>  Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 3:21 PM
>  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel strake baffles templates
> 
> 
>  Hi Andy,
> 
>  Since you are building an RG, I suggest you try the 
>method that I found worked very well - very accurate 
>bulkheads and baffles:
> 
>  http://home.sprintmail.com/~romott/page24.html
> 
>  I also did the top flanges which worked very well - NO 
>LEAKS!!!!
> 
>  Fun, fun, fun!!!!
> 
>  Ronnie
>    ----- Original Message ----- 
>    From: Andrew Ellzey 
>    To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
>    Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 2:40 PM
>    Subject: REFLECTOR: Fuel strake baffles templates
> 
> 
>    To All,
> 
>    I am starting my fuel strakes and I am ready to start 
>cutting out my baffles from my 4 X 8 sheet of blue foam 
>with the bid applied to both sides. My question is, was 
>the patterns that came from Velocity close to the correct 
>size or do I need to make cardboard patterns to check the 
>fit before I make the final size cut from my full sheet 
>of foam. I know from watching the posts over the last 
>year and a half that most everyone made the cardboard 
>patterns before cutting their final baffles. I also know 
>that a lot of builders added the extra flanges to assure 
>a good bond to the top strake, which I am also 
>considering. What I guess I am asking is how much 
>difference was there from the original pattern, and if 
>there were differences was the original patterned baffle 
>larger than the final baffle size that was installed? 
> 
>    Andy Ellzey
> 
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