Top 10 Ways to Drop Weight. I'll be waiting.

[Cozy Girrrl]

There may be some thought about the higher density in the melted area, I seriously doubt that is valid as the open grain of the foam filled with resin/micro has to be heavier. Sanded cores -might- be more accurate and if assembled perfectly -might- need less fill in the finish process. I just don't see the rational for saying its lighter.

...Chrissi

[k1234]

Would the micro bond to the unsealed foam be stronger than the bond to hotwired foam? There might be another reason aside from weight.

[Wayne Hicks]

Hey Wayne, this is Wayne, too!

 

<Was said:> Myth: Squeegee resin for weight... Nope, that's to give good fiber-volume-fraction, and for nesting of fibers more than weight reduction.

 

I hate to disagree with you, but. We have two Long-EZs here in the Hampton Roads area (Virginia) that were two of the earliest Longs to fly. Neither knew the importance of squeegeeing for saving weight. These are two of the heaviest Longs you'll find, even though they have the smaller engines.

 

One of the builders was my technical counselor. He stressed proper squeegeeing every time I saw him.