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Old 06-23-2021, 06:57 PM   #591 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tomi_k View Post
the shape will be 3D surface, for sure, just need to keep in mind also how to ensure that the cap door will be usable / practical and ergonomic... and finally the cap door needs to be "waterproof"....

So initial framing is just to make the same for the final product, final product is targeted to be glass fiber cap as "classical" caps are....
Fiberglass lends itself to different shapes than plywood. There is no graceful way to get from one to the other.

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