21-11-2020, 08:56 PM
(18-11-2020, 01:36 PM)JohnD Wrote: Good Afternoon,
Iam cracking on with the special but looking forward to the body construction the plan is to cover with fabric and dope similar to early aircraft.
Does anyone have any recomendations of the best type of ply to use to make the ribs? Iam well aware that there is alot of cheep chinease made ply which is of very poor quality.
If anyone has any other suggestions these would be most welcome.
Hello John,
As someone who has built a fabric covered car, I absolutely approve of your choice to do so too.
I have used 1.5 mm, 3 mm and 6 mm ply by a Finnish company called Koskissen (www.koskisen.com), which is available in the UK. It is absolutely not to the fabulous quality of aviation ply, but is very, very good. It is boil proof, takes a considerable amount of distortion and cuts very cleanly. The 1.5 mm will cut with a Stanley knife. It can be a little bit friable around the cut edges, but if you keep the tools sharp it will be fine.
What sort of fabric and dope combination are you planning on using?
Regards, Mark.