Keith et all.
I remember reading how to the staple free stripping from a kayak/canoe
builder. My understanding of how this works would lend a very slow
stripping process unless you had some fast curing glue. You would have a
hard time putting on more than three or four strips at a sitting. It also
increased the number of clamps and other hardware needed. I've attached a
small graphic that is very crude but you may get the idea.
You would drill screws into the forms every so often and then use a shock
cord or a strap to hold the strips to the forms. This would probably
involve a lot of shims for the convex contors.
By the way I had a great sail yesterday. I tried to chase down the "lead
mines" that were having a long race and almost caught up. The wind was too
light to trap out to weather and my knees couldn't take it anymore so I
turned around an had a nice 8 mile run back to the marina. When I could
get out on the wire it was a great ride. 6 - 10 knots of breeze and flat
water.
For what it's worth, don't use aluminum rivets with the carbon spars. The
carbon and stainless fittings will eat the rivets like I've never seen
before. I have had several rivets fail now in only a couple of months.
On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:16:59 -0600, <WFS03@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Keith,
There is a staple gun available that shoots polyester staples which are
light brown in color. You simply sand off the tops and thus the holes
are
already filled. The hull or deck is then cut off of the forms from
below with a
razor blade, once the s-glass has been installed. This technique was
used in
building USA020. For anyone interested, contact me for the
distributor's
address.
Alternatively, the builder in Belgium claims to have built his Swift-Solo
without using any staples or screws to hold the strips in place. I
would be
interested in learning more about the technique.
Bill Scheumann
USA020 and USA040
In a message dated 9/18/05 11:18:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
The other thing to do is staple over a piece of twine or string. Have
a piece of string on each frame or station. Then just pull the string
and the staples come out. Another way it to staple through plastic
strapping tape (you need an air stapler to be sure you have enough
"push" in the staple). String is simplest. If the staple doesn't come
out you have a great crown in the staple to grip and pull out.
K
On Sep 18, 2005, at 7:42 PM, Mark White wrote:
To anyone still using steel staples, the best and fastest way I found
to remove them is to cut a piece of hard wood (I used hickory) 3/8 X
3/8 X about 4" long, and sand a sharp angle on it, then simply drive
it under the staple and keep on driving. There is little or no damage
to the strips and it goes fairly quickly. You will have to resharpen
it every 30 to 50 staples or so.
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