On 4 Jul 2005 at 22:31, John Kirk-Anderson wrote: > Am I better to reduce the thickness, by cutting back with a Dremel > tool, or to drill holes through it in strategic places? If I do, am I > better to use fewer, large holes, or more small ones? I'd reserve comment until I saw what the thing looked like. In general, drilling holes is not a very effective way to reduce weight. The strength reduction is often greater than the weight reduction. One hole in the wrong place can do a lot of strength reduction. Can you post a couple of photos on a web site? Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 04 2005 - 06:25:10 PDT
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