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aerohead

01-27-2024 11:18 AM

Moldless composite construction technique

For those with 'zero' experience, and considering one-off, composite aero mods for their vehicle, this video could be indispensable
https://vimeo.com/696985680

freebeard

01-27-2024 01:28 PM

Ed Roth used this method in the 1950s, using plaster instead of foam.

Piotrsko

01-28-2024 10:40 AM

Rutan has been advocating that for the last 50 years. It was how you built an EzE variant. It's also why every version of EzE flew differently.

aerohead

01-29-2024 11:06 AM

' plaster'

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Originally Posted by freebeard (Post 691469)

Ed Roth used this method in the 1950s, using plaster instead of foam.

How in the world did he get the plaster out from inside the shell?

aerohead

01-29-2024 11:12 AM

' VariEze'

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Originally Posted by Piotrsko (Post 691488)

Rutan has been advocating that for the last 50 years. It was how you built an EzE variant. It's also why every version of EzE flew differently.

My uncle constructed one, but from what I saw, the blue foam remained captured inside the wet-layup of glass-epoxy.

freebeard

01-29-2024 12:01 PM

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How in the world did he get the plaster out from inside the shell?

He had a flunky.

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https://kustomrama.com › wiki › Dirty_Doug
Dirty Doug - Kustomrama
Also known as "Dirty Doug", Doug Kinney used to work for Ed "Big Daddy" Roth from 1960 to 1969. At Ed Roth 's garage Doug was the official sander and painter. Doug did also own the famous Hirohata Merc for some years.

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