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Offline Mike Griffin

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SIG's coding on silkspan
« on: November 06, 2023, 04:47:11 PM »
What weight was ST 001 00 SIG Silkspan?  Light? Medium?

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Re: SIG's coding on silkspan
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2023, 05:00:08 PM »
Well, K&S oo was light.
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Re: SIG's coding on silkspan
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2023, 06:21:37 PM »
Well, K&S oo was light.

Ty, was the light to fragile to cover a wing with.  Been so long I cannot remember.

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Re: SIG's coding on silkspan
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2023, 08:34:33 PM »
Ty, was the light to fragile to cover a wing with.  Been so long I cannot remember.

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Mike, maybe ok for 1/2a and would be good for the stick and tissue planes.

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Re: SIG's coding on silkspan
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2023, 08:06:38 AM »
Mike, maybe ok for 1/2a and would be good for the stick and tissue planes.

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Re: SIG's coding on silkspan
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2023, 07:48:10 PM »
I use #00 on all my airplanes. The strength comes from the dope, not the paper. Of course, you can't poke holes with a pencil. I would use JAP tissue if I were skilled enough to get it on right.
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