How will you clamp the lams to the form? How do you get purchase for clamps? When I laminate bends, I always have a time keeping the layers tight. A firm flexible backing and lots of clamps helps, so I often end up drilling a bunch of holes in the form, large enough to take f-clamp ends. (If it was solid stock you might just pinch the ends, but I need more help with lams to keep the layers tight..)
It’s a “what am I missing” question. Am trying to understand how you’ll use the form to bend/laminate the back-bows— how will you clamp the wood strips to the form, so the lams are held tight together through their length? Only at center do you have perpendicular holding for clamps. Toward each end the clamp-ends will be on a slope, which unless you put nonslip wedges under each end, will leave the clamps prone to slipping down the slope instead of tightening securely. At least that’s what happens to me when I can’t get good holding for clamps ..
So I’m not connecting the dots here and hope you’ll enlighten me.
Looks fabulous.. that’s form fitting.
How will you clamp the lams to the form? How do you get purchase for clamps? When I laminate bends, I always have a time keeping the layers tight. A firm flexible backing and lots of clamps helps, so I often end up drilling a bunch of holes in the form, large enough to take f-clamp ends. (If it was solid stock you might just pinch the ends, but I need more help with lams to keep the layers tight..)
I'm not quite sure where you're going with that comment, David.
It’s a “what am I missing” question. Am trying to understand how you’ll use the form to bend/laminate the back-bows— how will you clamp the wood strips to the form, so the lams are held tight together through their length? Only at center do you have perpendicular holding for clamps. Toward each end the clamp-ends will be on a slope, which unless you put nonslip wedges under each end, will leave the clamps prone to slipping down the slope instead of tightening securely. At least that’s what happens to me when I can’t get good holding for clamps ..
So I’m not connecting the dots here and hope you’ll enlighten me.
You're making unwarranted assumptions and jumping to conclusions.
Wait and see :-)
Ok then 😎