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Continuing The Frame Assembly Process
Continuing The Frame Assembly Process
This will be short since what I am currently doing is a lot of repetitive tasks. I have been continuing gluing up the frame assemblies. I am primarily limited by the amount of space I have for gluing up these assemblies.
The epoxy needs to cure a minimum of eight hours before I feel comfortable moving on to the next piece. It typically takes about 30 to 45 minutes to do each task, then waiting until I can do the next one. I also have to do this on days when the temperature is above 50 degrees. We had a few cold days over the last 10 days, so I was not able to do any gluing.
I havent had any real issues with gluing up the assemblies since the first attempt, and I am getting comfortable with the process I am using. In between waiting for the epoxy to cure, I have been doing research into weight and balance calculations and designing some software to perform these calculations. I will cover this more in a later article.
This software design work was prompted by the recent redesign of the cabin that I wrote about. I want to make sure that this will not affect the balance of the boat. In addition, I know that at some point I will need to begin installing equipment into the boat. The software is being designed to aid in that process.
Here is the only new picture I have, pretty much like the last few that I have posted recently. By the time I post the next article, I will have some completed frame assemblies to show. The most noticeable thing about this shot is that frame 6 (in the center) has been flipped over and I am beginning to glue the other backside gussets into place.
Since this photo was taken I have completed frame 6 except for the floor timber and frame 5 has had all the gussets attached to one side. The floor timbers are attached with screws rather than boat nails and I need to buy a tapered drill bit for drilling the pilot holes for the screws. As soon as I get that drill bit, I will add the floor timbers to frame 6. Frame 5 has all the gussets on the backside remaining before I do the floor timber.
The only other frame with any work completed is frame 4 which has had the side members glued together and gusseted. I am waiting to get frames 5 and 6 completed since I need the layout board to continue on frame 4.
Anyway, thats about it for now.
The epoxy needs to cure a minimum of eight hours before I feel comfortable moving on to the next piece. It typically takes about 30 to 45 minutes to do each task, then waiting until I can do the next one. I also have to do this on days when the temperature is above 50 degrees. We had a few cold days over the last 10 days, so I was not able to do any gluing.
I havent had any real issues with gluing up the assemblies since the first attempt, and I am getting comfortable with the process I am using. In between waiting for the epoxy to cure, I have been doing research into weight and balance calculations and designing some software to perform these calculations. I will cover this more in a later article.
This software design work was prompted by the recent redesign of the cabin that I wrote about. I want to make sure that this will not affect the balance of the boat. In addition, I know that at some point I will need to begin installing equipment into the boat. The software is being designed to aid in that process.
Here is the only new picture I have, pretty much like the last few that I have posted recently. By the time I post the next article, I will have some completed frame assemblies to show. The most noticeable thing about this shot is that frame 6 (in the center) has been flipped over and I am beginning to glue the other backside gussets into place.
Since this photo was taken I have completed frame 6 except for the floor timber and frame 5 has had all the gussets attached to one side. The floor timbers are attached with screws rather than boat nails and I need to buy a tapered drill bit for drilling the pilot holes for the screws. As soon as I get that drill bit, I will add the floor timbers to frame 6. Frame 5 has all the gussets on the backside remaining before I do the floor timber.
The only other frame with any work completed is frame 4 which has had the side members glued together and gusseted. I am waiting to get frames 5 and 6 completed since I need the layout board to continue on frame 4.
Anyway, thats about it for now.
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