Author Topic: Silkspan a sheeted wing (Read 5583 times)

Randy Powell · « **Reply #1 on:** October 31, 2015, 07:49:06 PM »

If you can get silkspan....

wwwarbird · « **Reply #2 on:** October 31, 2015, 07:53:26 PM »

Yeah really, Randy has it all. $:-\$

ALEXANDRE TAPXURE · « **Reply #3 on:** October 31, 2015, 08:09:36 PM »

One question; do you apply pure water or with detergent!?

Thanks!

Steve Helmick · « **Reply #4 on:** October 31, 2015, 08:37:01 PM »

Robert clearly said Windex. I don't understand why the detergent and ammonia would be either useful or desirable. But maybe there is a good reason. I've been places where I might not want to use pure "water" from the faucet, come to think of it!

Steve

Motorman · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2015, 11:00:49 PM »

Maybe it evaporates faster so your dope doesn't blush?

MM

RC Storick · « **Reply #6 on:** November 01, 2015, 04:28:07 AM »

Quote from: Motorman on October 31, 2015, 11:00:49 PM

Maybe it evaporates faster so your dope doesn't blush?

MM

That's It. Pure water will work too.

peabody · « **Reply #7 on:** November 01, 2015, 04:36:59 AM »

There is plenty of light and medium silkspan available...either work well on sheeted surfaces

Have fun!

FLOYD CARTER · « **Reply #8 on:** November 01, 2015, 10:09:51 AM »

The best substitute for heavy silkspan is Polyspan. And you don't need any water (which will warp a balsa-skinned wing-unless you seal it with lots of clear dope)

Floyd

Mike Griffin · « **Reply #9 on:** November 01, 2015, 03:12:25 PM »

Rich, other than that stuff Brodak calls Silkspan, where in the heck can you find good Silkspan. I sure can't find it anywhere,

Mike

Randy Powell · « **Reply #10 on:** November 02, 2015, 12:36:43 PM »

Me, either. No good stuff to be found.

Mike Griffin · « **Reply #11 on:** November 02, 2015, 02:37:40 PM »

Quote from: Ty Marcucci on November 02, 2015, 01:05:21 PM

Pure luck, but I found two full boxes of K&S silkspan on e-bay. Still have 6 sheets for my next plane. "It's out there". I'll bet some lurker will now post some on e-bay.

Ty I know you have been wondering what to get me for Christmas so the silkspan would make a great gift....that would save you from having to do a lot of shopping...

Mike

Randy Powell · « **Reply #12 on:** November 02, 2015, 03:08:51 PM »

Hmmm....

http://www.guillow.com/whitesilkspancovering.aspx

Fredvon4 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 02, 2015, 03:45:16 PM »

Cuz I don't know now from reading this thread and then a few of the other threads on Silkspan

My question is...Is the Silkspan 00, GM and SGM that Sig Mfh sells not SilkSpan?

There are a couple of planes I will probably cover with PolySpan heat shrink and they recommend doing hard curves on wing tip with SilkSpan first so I bought the Sig stuff

RC Storick · « **Reply #14 on:** November 02, 2015, 05:10:57 PM »

how to polyspan wing tips.

Randy Powell · « **Reply #15 on:** November 02, 2015, 05:14:00 PM »

Is Sig selling silkspan again? They weren't and it doesn't show up on their web site.

wwwarbird · « **Reply #16 on:** November 02, 2015, 06:05:16 PM »

Quote from: Randy Powell on November 02, 2015, 03:08:51 PM

Hmmm....

http://www.guillow.com/whitesilkspancovering.aspx

Hmm is right, I didn't know they offered it separately . Have you seen any of the Guillows stuff Randy?

Serge_Krauss · « **Reply #17 on:** November 02, 2015, 08:10:16 PM »

Thanks for showing your polyspan technique. Now what I've read makes more sense. I'll probably switch from the current imitation silkspan to polyspan. I still have a little old real silkspan left. That works well, but the new "silkspan" (last decade) isn't satisfying or worth the trouble. The guys asking might also do searches here and on the other forum(s) to see what we said about the new stuff. There were good posts on the difference in both forums. This post is just what we need though, for those of us who haven't used polyspan. Thanks again.

RC Storick · « **Reply #18 on:** November 02, 2015, 08:35:51 PM »

Your welcome Serge. I have over 175 Youtube videos on my channel showing public domain how too's and many private on Control line Craftsman and more added each week.I working on a complete how to Compound Mold now. It is no different from Bob Hunt's compound molding techniques tape. That is where I learned how to do it. Without Bob's video I would have been lost.

Randy Powell · « **Reply #19 on:** November 03, 2015, 11:28:28 AM »

No idea, Wayne, but I may try some to see.

Fredvon4 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 04, 2015, 11:03:38 AM »

Well it was from a search here that I read about silkspan on the tips instead of the poly span but now that I see how they are done with a bit of heat I get it

Not sure how fast Sig Mfg stops listing stuff, but just looked and several of the things I ordered earlier this year are no longer in the list of add to cart items....dang, should have got more than samples of each ( I ordered on each of every covering they had on the site) so I have one sheet of 00, one GM, and one SGM and neither is enough for a wing except the Koverall

I got a 3' x 9' of Dave Brown Skyloft a nylon covering that is put on wet

The Poly T I got from RSM looks very consistent for the whole 15 feet with no voids

I also got a few yards of silk from Dharma and the 8mm colored stuff looks and feel good

Spent a few days now reading almost every SilkSpan thread and don't see any definitive way to tell the old "good stuff" from what ever is offered now...but is is no big deal as I can use Poly, Silk, or Mono and arrive at the finish I desire for these vintage combat planes I am building

Thanks Robert for the videos and all others for their input