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Check out attached DOC. – amt-composites
AMT are holding a composites clinic showing a whole range of composite applications for wings, fuselage etc.

As below from their flyer …. so don’t ask me, read to the bottom…

and book early if you want to attend…. Saturday 13th June 2009, a months notice.

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It gives us great pleasure to offer you a course on Wing Bagging and General Composite work

Venue        :     AMT Composites, Cape Town
Date        :    Saturday, 13 June 2009
Time        :    08:30 – 17:00
Presenter    :    Evan Shaw
Cost        :    R450,00 for the day (Includes Lunch & Refreshments)
Venue        :    AMT Composites
Unit 3
M5 3Way Park
Cnr Upper Camp / Berkley Road
Maitland

The course will include the following and more:

Introduction to basics
Safety
Reinforcement types
Bagging a foam core wing
DEMO: Cutting foam blanks – Preparing Mylar’s – Inserting – Carbon Spar Caps and Shear webs – Cutting and laying up the glass fabric – Bagging the wing.
Mold construction
DEMO: Fuselage mould making – Preparing the plug – How to make the splitter board – Applying gel coats – Reinforcing the mold with a balanced laminate – Laying up a fuselage in a mold – Wet joining the two halves in the mold. – and lots more.
Sandwich construction (model glider stabilizer)
DEMO: Wet laminate using airex as the core, including vacuum bagging

Contact John at Benchmark Models to book
Tel.Fax    : 021-872 5445
E.Mail    : John@benchmarkmodels.co.za
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