REFLECTOR: Fuel strake baffles templates

[jewen at comporium.net]

I have to second Ronnie's advice.  I followed his lead and I felt the
baffles went very well.
Joe

On Mon, March 26, 2007 4:21 pm, Ron Brown wrote:
> 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
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>
> 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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