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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>> The
tradition is to dry ribs and panel to the same EMC prior to glue up.<BR>>
However, since the ribs expand minimally along the grain (length), does
it<BR>> really matter?<BR>> <BR>> David Love<BR><BR>It might be
absolutely critical, don't know. I've never dried <BR>the ribs. They've always
gone on at whatever the shop <BR>atmosphere at the time supplied with nary an
indication of a </FONT>problem</BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><STRONG> Dittos. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.
No opinion as to better whatever.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> they don't</STRONG></DIV>
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size=2>Incidentally, even if they expanded more along the grain than <BR>they
do, would it matter in an RC&S board. For that matter, <BR>shouldn't the
ribs in CC assemblies be brought up to very high <BR>MC levels before
assembly, to enhance the compression as <BR>everything
equalibriates?</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV> <STRONG> Seems right</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> Dale</STRONG></DIV>
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