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Old 06-23-2021, 07:28 PM   #592 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Bicycle Bob View Post
Fiberglass lends itself to different shapes than plywood. There is no graceful way to get from one to the other.
Yes - I suggest that you just do mock-ups to test first, without worrying too much about 'getting things right' (eg the underlying framework) for the final one.

If you expect to have to try 4-5 different iterations, then you won't lock yourself into something that may well not be so good.

I'd probably start with bent steel tube (cheapest small diameter I can find) as the frame, and use tape and plastic corrugated board as the outer cover.

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