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Old 03-06-2014, 11:02 AM   #21 (permalink)
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GIJOE985 - If you're still searching for large pieces of cardboard for your Cardboard Aided Design, stop by a furniture store. Lots of stuff gets shipped in large boxes with big flat pieces; they'll probably part with some for you.

A furniture shop up the street from me has several large boxes, unbroken, just waiting on the sidewalk about twice a week for pickup. They don't even think about recycling. A few times I've gathered enough cardboard to shove into the wood stove for a quick burn, about an hour's worth.

A cardboard fire will tell you if your stove is sealed. Mine isn't. Dang it gets hot. Gotta fix that.

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With respect to the AeroCivic, I'm not convinced the bottom of that tail is optimal. And Mike will tell you he has never tuft tested it. :P

Obviously the tail is "good", but maybe it could be "better".

Ha. Yes! Think of the children!
The underside of the Aerocivic's boattail is steeper than the calculated optimum, but I had a steep angled driveway and also didn't want to be limited where I could drive by worries of a low hanging tail dragging on the ground. The alternative would have been to put rollers on the underside of the tail and make it strong enough to support the weight of the car if it got low centered.
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I've started my prototype... at least the shape. No idea of how I will attach it yet. Ive got 3, 1/4" plywood pieces and 3 of thick cardboard. I aligned them and then drilled 3/8 holes through and now I am putting dowels through the holes... it should at least hold the shape. I'll try to snap a picture tomorrow.
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Here is my mock up. Just to get the basic shape down. Did a lot of scale measuring with the shape of my car. Tried to keep it as "scientific" as possible.
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Yeah, because of the wood, it is stronger, but heavy. I don't string would cut it. IN fact, my dowels have a hard time supporting the wight. I may just need to get some more cardboard and redo those panes...

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