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kent Ashton

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Concord, NC
I need to make a new canopy for a BD-5 project and they are asking $1000 for the originals. I've bookmarked several construction ideas from the web but if you have blown a canopy yourself, or made one on a mold, post your pics and experience or pointers to them. I like the use of oven-elements mentioned in the second website below. Interesting story in the third reference:

The Recumbent Bicycle and Human Powered Vehicle Information Center
Q-talk 144 - Creating a Q2 Canopy
AeroBike Enclosed Motorcycle: Jan 2012 article
DIY Forming Lexan Canopies - Page 2 - Pelican Parts Technical BBS

canopies for model aircraft and other
The Recumbent Bicycle and Human Powered Vehicle Information Center
NextCraft™ Berkut_EZ info
http://www.autocycles.org/glass.html
-Kent
 
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