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Wayne.B
 
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Default new hull planking method (possibly)....long

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 00:27:05 GMT, Matt Langenfeld
wrote:
In sanwich construction, the skins are supposed to work together to
offset tension and compression in the sandwich. By building the panels
flat and then bending them, you're placing the outer skin in tension
already. It seems like you'd lose some of the benefits.

Someone help me. Am I comparing apples and oranges?

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I think that the proposal was to build a "single skin" laminate, bend
it into place, and then add the inner skin as a last step. Could be
wrong, but that's how I interpreted it.