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MKIIIX040
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Location: Millinocket, Maine
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 Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:01 am Post subject: Speaking of fabric |
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How does one avoid a scalloped edge of fabric when folding over and gluing the final edge of a fabric seam. I start with a clean cut straight edge of fabric but going up and over any ribs that sit on top of a tube causes it to look crooked. Their seems to be no way to cut a crooked line that looks straight until its glued.
Any tricks?
Vic
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MKIIIX040
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R. Hankins
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Location: Grants Pass, Oregon
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| Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Speaking of fabric |
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Use chalk line. Snap a line to glue up to, and snap and trim the edge that you are going to be gluing down. Leave yourself enough slack that the ribs won't scallop the edge. I learned this while helping Larry Cottrell cover his firestar. When I built my firestar, I thought I was doing a better job by pulling all the slack out of the fabric as I glued. When it came time to shrink, I was unable to use much heat on the ailerons and tail surfaces without bending the tubes. We left more slack on Larrys and it came out nice- tight fabric, straight tubes.
After you snap your trim line, paint a thin strip of poly tack over the chalk line. This way all of the threads will stay in place after cutting and you will have a nice clean seam.
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