Greg, The outer form has to have a radius that is larger than the inner form by the thickness of the piece that you are trying to glue up. Phil F At 10:26 AM 6/2/03 , you wrote: >I am in the process of making a new form for gluing up a laminated beam. >The desired shape is a simple arc. I have sliced 8) roughly 12"x48"x3/4" >sections out of a piece of MDO and stacked and affixed them together. I >drew the simple arc on the top piece and followed it with a bandsaw. I now >have what I thought would be a good form for gluing up my laminated arc >beam. Why don't the two pieces of the form draw the laminates together >completely and what can I do about it? I find that the laminates are tight >at the ends of the arc and there is a gap between the laminates in the >middle of the arc. Any suggestions? > >Greg Newell
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