I’m putting this out here for feedback...
I thought I was done trimming the Perspex as I’d got a good fit. I’ve since riveted up the canopy frame and started to prep for Sikaflex but I’m a bit concerned that around the “ears” the Perspex is not as flexible as it is further back. Will this reluctance to flex (where the curve is more compound) cause me problems when I clamp in the Perspex to the frame for gluing? It’s not far off; just not perfect. I don’t know when to call it quits and just get on with the gluing!
I think I will trim a little more off the Perspex in the area indicated that try and achieve a better fit. The left does seem to have a better fit compared to the right, which has a little less trimmed off.
By the way, I added a bit of a roll to the “ears” and they are fitting up against the Perspex quite nicely. I will try to keep them if I can.
Any thoughts while I’m going at it?! Thanks!
I thought I was done trimming the Perspex as I’d got a good fit. I’ve since riveted up the canopy frame and started to prep for Sikaflex but I’m a bit concerned that around the “ears” the Perspex is not as flexible as it is further back. Will this reluctance to flex (where the curve is more compound) cause me problems when I clamp in the Perspex to the frame for gluing? It’s not far off; just not perfect. I don’t know when to call it quits and just get on with the gluing!
I think I will trim a little more off the Perspex in the area indicated that try and achieve a better fit. The left does seem to have a better fit compared to the right, which has a little less trimmed off.
By the way, I added a bit of a roll to the “ears” and they are fitting up against the Perspex quite nicely. I will try to keep them if I can.
Any thoughts while I’m going at it?! Thanks!