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Hello All,
I would like to apply a light 5/8 glass weave cloth to a balsa nose cone of a Cosmodrome Nike Smoke using finishing epoxy. since most of my experience is with fiberglassing fins, I am new to doing this with a conical (a very pointy one at that !) surface. One thought I had was to make a template by rolling the cone on a flattened piece of putty in one full revolution in order to use the impression to make a pattern. I would then use the pattern to assist in cutting the glass cloth and placing it fully around the cone's surface. I will tack it down with a glue stick prior to applying the finishing epoxy.
Is there another way to make a pattern, and apply glass cloth to a balsa nose cone, that will result in an the most optimum smooth finish?
I would like to apply a light 5/8 glass weave cloth to a balsa nose cone of a Cosmodrome Nike Smoke using finishing epoxy. since most of my experience is with fiberglassing fins, I am new to doing this with a conical (a very pointy one at that !) surface. One thought I had was to make a template by rolling the cone on a flattened piece of putty in one full revolution in order to use the impression to make a pattern. I would then use the pattern to assist in cutting the glass cloth and placing it fully around the cone's surface. I will tack it down with a glue stick prior to applying the finishing epoxy.
Is there another way to make a pattern, and apply glass cloth to a balsa nose cone, that will result in an the most optimum smooth finish?