Newbie first question

[tyke]

Hi
its my first post so if I breach any codes of etiquette I apologise now. I have a ancient trailer tent with a good frame and after seeing the fantastic trailers on here I fancy having a go at building one, but it wont be for a few months yet so I am trying to get as much information as I can before hand.
I want to design my own trailer and my question is what size radius can you get down to with bendable ply. I realise it may depend upon the thickness of the ply but if I could get an idea it would give me a starting point to start drawing up ideas.

Cheers

[sdtripper2]

Tyke:
Here are some starting points for you.

Andrew's page may be of help for design.
http://www.angib.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/t ... tear00.htm

Look at the top of this forum for plans and lists and FAQ's

Use the search at the top for more help.

Here is the beginings of a Terms page.
http://www.asolidfoundation.com/posting ... _terms.htm

Here is a usful tool you might use in the future.
http://tinyurl.com/
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Finishing bendable plywood.
http://tinyurl.com/lzoef
plywood thread that may be of use.
http://tinyurl.com/9hubm

Luna thread
http://tinyurl.com/o42p5

Sheet plywood weight questions
http://tinyurl.com/lomxp

Questions for woody builders
http://tinyurl.com/p5o6x

[asianflava]

Stole this pic from Tom.




Bending ply should have no problems taking a tight radius. Most of us are using regular ply.

Check this thread:
http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=3804

[tyke]

Hi all
Thanks for the quick replies and links.
I am hoping to get the coming season over before my trailer tent finally falls apart so that should give me plenty of time to get a design sorted out and all those links will give me plenty of information to be going on with.

Thanks again

[PaulC]

Tyke, Welcome into our parlour of TD mayhem. Enjoy your design time and ask all the questions.
Cheers
Paul

[tyke]

Tyke, Welcome into our parlour of TD mayhem. Enjoy your design time and ask all the questions.
Cheers
Paul

Cheers Mate

[Ira]

Rocky, Tom's bendy birch ply came from Massachusetts--and I actually had similar stuff (mine was thicker) SHIPPED all the way down to Florida from that same lumber yard--Boulter Plywood.

Don't know what kind of luck he'll have finding that stuff in England.

[ezbie]

I have a 2 foot radius on my TD and used 1/8 Baltic birch. I think I probably could have gone as tight as a 1 foot 6 inch radius with no problem probably even tighter if I soaked the lumber. The best thing about the 1/8 Baltic is it come in 5 foot by 5 foot sheets, less waste.

[tyke]

Thanks for that Ezbie