Another thread asked if your mind wanders while you work. Well, I've been shaping clay for upper gear leg fairings and what comes to my mind is "gotta to be a better way".
I've done the clay thing previously. I've also used male forms made from foam and coated with tape or a filler, but usually they have been larger components, often incorporating a lot of straight lines. I can sand foam much closer to a desired contour as compared to working with clay; a fairing made over a close-contoured shape needs much less filler and finish time (example below). Trouble is that foam blocks would be kinda hard to fit for gear leg intersections.
Anybody found a spray can or 2-component mixed foam that when cured has small cell size and good shaping properties? Foam might work well if you could spray it or blob it into place.
I've done the clay thing previously. I've also used male forms made from foam and coated with tape or a filler, but usually they have been larger components, often incorporating a lot of straight lines. I can sand foam much closer to a desired contour as compared to working with clay; a fairing made over a close-contoured shape needs much less filler and finish time (example below). Trouble is that foam blocks would be kinda hard to fit for gear leg intersections.
Anybody found a spray can or 2-component mixed foam that when cured has small cell size and good shaping properties? Foam might work well if you could spray it or blob it into place.
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