SpondonBassed Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 On 27/04/2018 at 10:01, RichardH said: Probably needed more heat than the hairdryer could produce. Perhaps. A trick that may work with this sort of fabric is to dampen it before applying it to the frame. Tension the fabric as before and staple it securely. The hair-drier should then have the desired effect. If you want to geek yourself out - this is how aircraft fabric is tensioned; Fabric Doping @Sharkfinger, the latter method might not work on your cloth. Then again it might. I've included it out of general interest because your tensioning issue reminded me that we helped restore a Gypsy Moth bi-plane many years ago as apprentices. The wood working techniques and the use of textiles were already outdated from my point of view as a commercial aircraft mechanic so it was a privilege to be involved in it at all. I'd say it looks good as it is. You'd have to be on stage with it to notice any wrinkles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 17 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: I'd say it looks good as it is. You'd have to be on stage with it to notice any wrinkles. +1 This fabric tends to loosen over time anyway thus making it a sympathetic and accurate restoration... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Looks great, good job! There's something really satisfying about restoring and old and abused piece of gear back to how it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 see if this helps or Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Just watched a fair few Uncle Doug vids - I want to built an amp now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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