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Lew Hodgett Lew Hodgett is offline
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Default Forming rounded corners with Fiberglass and ply.


"cavelamb himself" wrote:

That's for the foam panels only.

Add the glass and epoxy and it will be nearer 43 pounds


The total weight is a function of the number of layers of glass in the
skins, so the total weight probably exceeds 43#, but did you bother to
calculate the stiffness of the foam/glass sandwich which is what truly
drives the design?

Lew