Sticky Weekend

[phil_kirk]

You can always make two booms on the weekend if one person doesn't mind going home with a curing boom on the mandrel. i would recommend wrapping it in lots of cling film so it doesn't stick to the car.

I have an issue that we planned Alex's NCT group 1 year birthday on the Saturday afternoon. So i may not be able to make it. 

[Graham Bridle]

Paaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrtttttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyy ...... can we all come? will there be yummy mummys ? 

[Torchy]

(This post was done by Sam before his DT teacher left suddenly! He's probably dropping DT but we will continue to learn to make foils. We're linking up with Stom to make a foam core and we want to learn to laminate and vacuum bag at the weekend. Stom has bought a vacuum pump, so the Midlands is set to go into foil production.)

Paul C

Dear paul, Sam here. I am hoping to make a t-foil for my DT-GCSE at the sticky weekend and am thinking of using a CNC cutter to make the foam core. I was wondering: Will there be a CNC cutter at the weekend and if so, will i need to bring the foam ourselves (my dads happy to get the foam if thats easier). Also i have never used a CNC cutter and i need to know how to use it, will i need to bring in a pre made design, if so will i need a particular program?

Sam.

[phil_kirk]

Yummy mummys and dads will be present and I think you are older than 1 so not you can't come. Sorry!

The fun will be watching each kid nick the other's toys and their reactions. An adventure crawling course may be set up but Alex could be walking by then.

[paul_croote]

Hi Sam, sorry but I don't have cnc, there are other methods we can use involving a plotter, making templates and using a router.

(This post was done by Sam before his DT teacher left suddenly! He's probably dropping DT but we will continue to learn to make foils. We're linking up with Stom to make a foam core and we want to learn to laminate and vacuum bag at the weekend. Stom has bought a vacuum pump, so the Midlands is set to go into foil production.)

Paul C

Dear paul, Sam here. I am hoping to make a t-foil for my DT-GCSE at the sticky weekend and am thinking of using a CNC cutter to make the foam core. I was wondering: Will there be a CNC cutter at the weekend and if so, will i need to bring the foam ourselves (my dads happy to get the foam if thats easier). Also i have never used a CNC cutter and i need to know how to use it, will i need to bring in a pre made design, if so will i need a particular program?

Sam.

[Andrew Whapshott]

Sounds awesome, I'll try and be there (like John, depends on exams etc.) If so, happy on shop floor.

[Torchy]

Hi guys,

Just planning for the weekend...

I need enough hd foam and carbon for at least 2 t-foils and depending on if we find Loco's t-foil (don't ask...well OK, we think Sam left it in the DT workshop at school but it's not there now) we might be making an entire new rudder and t-foil 

Does anybody have enough excess foam/carbon they are trying to offload (for the going rate) or should I get some of my own?...if so, can you recommend a supplier?

Resin is probably in good supply as people like Roland buy in bulk(?)

[simon_jones]

How much carbon is required for sticking on the kite hoop? I ask as we have a limited amount of uni's in short lengths and plenty of weave. We have plenty of resin so will happily swap some for any extra carbon needed. Otherwise we can swap for the local currency of beer tokens.

[Hayley_Trim]

I reckon there'll be plenty of sufficiently long uni in our off-cuts box which you're welcome to. (I never turn down a beer though, carbon or no...)

[Torchy]

Loco's T-foil has turned up at the school...Phew!!!

Sam and I will be mostly watching and learning and happy to make T-section (a first attempt at a foil) with Tom (stom) when he returns from Japan. See what happens on the weekend anyway.

We plan to make a new set of foils sometime later in the year. I have foil envy at the moment - everybody else's daggerboard was bigger at the nationals 

[Hayley_Trim]

We plan to make a new set of foils sometime later in the year. I have foil envy at the moment - everybody else's daggerboard was bigger at the nationals 

It's not all about size Nigel... Apparently profile and aspect ratio and other technical sounding terms matter too.

[Torchy]

...and they do say it's how you use it too...I feel a bit better, thank you

[Hayley_Trim]

True. What you do with it is the most important thing. We've found it helps if it's pointing vertically downwards through the boat into the water. Pointing upwards or horizontal definitely not so fast. 

[Torchy]

Perhaps that's where we went wrong at the nationals...it was pointing vertically upwards most of the time.

From what I hear the new boats being built are all having daggerboard enhancements. Loco is having to wait until later in the season for the operation.

[Neil C.]

Daggerboard enhancements...as in horizontal foil elements?? Or just plain longer?