Phil Kriley Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I'm working on the canard, and the plans call for 42 yds of spar cap tape. I heard that some use a little more, so I ordred 43 - Anyway, we did the lower spar cap layup last night and the remaining roll of tape looked small, so we unrolled it and measured it - only 38 feet left! So I just ordered 20 more yards because I figured I sure don't want to be in the middle of the top spar cap layup and run out. I lost count of the number of layers, but I'm thinking 10 or 11 - the first 3 or 4 were full span. Is this typical to need to order so much more? Quote Phil Kriley Cozy #1460 Chapter 13 - nose Right wing done - working on right winglet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverquit Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I pre-measured the roll and figured ACS shorted me about 10 feet on the roll. I called them and since they said the roll should have been enough they FedEx'd another 20 ft. to me the next day free of charge. Here's a tip: If you have a step ladder you can put a stick through the roll and hang the roll between the legs of the ladder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Ashton Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I've built canards that took two or three additional layers to fill the spar cap. I would have that much extra on hand. -Kent Quote -KentCozy IV N13AM-750 hrs, Long-EZ-85 hrs and sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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