So how do you….”Make a window ring out of fiberglass”?
What did you use for a mold, etc.?? It sounds like the ring is
some kind of “U” shape where the inside clamps the material….How
did you do that?
Thanks,
Bill B
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Steve Richard
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
11:05 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Cabin interior
window question
Make a window ring out of fiberglass.
Cut the inside of the ring to windows
edge.
Epoxy the outside half of the
ring to the fuselage.
Lift the inside edge of the ring.
Bend the material around the edge and let the ring snap back to hold material
or said another way: Stretch and tuck the material on the other inside half of
the ring.
Pictures attached. Sorry I don't
have any taken during the installation.
No glue involved (with the tucking).
Steve
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Wretlind Family
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008
7:56 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Cabin interior
window question
Hallo Lancair fellows! This is about the one and only
Lancair IV to be built in Scandinavia.
The first 50 hours test flight is soon coming to an end and now is the
time to finish the cabin interior. As you might understand we dont have people
in Sweden
specialized in upholstery for airplanes. So I have a contact with a guy doing
this for sportscars. He says the job to make a nice leather interior in my
Lancair IV is no problem except for the windows. He never had such a job before
to fasten a nice interior close to such a window with nothing to fasten to
and to get a nice line round the window without having the possibility to
screw the thing tight. Glue is the answer of course but what kind of glue
for leather or vinyl to be glued to the carbon wall. Has somebody a tip how
to do this? Pics would be appreciated.
Christer Wretlind
Box 29
179 03 Stenhamra
Sweden
Tel +46-856044100
Fax +46-856044103
Cell +46-703777212