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A Y 2 0 0 4 |
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| The
goal (this is Stefan Wode's naked Classic in Germany) |
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5 |
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Set
up first table in studio, with a 4 ft x 11 ft plywood top. Traced
the bows for the rudder, the elevator and the stabilizer directly
on the table top, covered with butcher paper, placed nails every
6 " or
so along the outside of the curves, and started the laminations on
all three . Had to go back to Harbor freight for more clamps. I was
afraid they might be too stiff and cause too much epoxy to ooze out,
but they work just fine |
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4
hrs |
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| 2
6 |
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Laminated
more tail bows. Used a painter tack cloth to wipe all dust off
the wood strips. Mixed the T-88 epoxy on a small note pad using
an artist flexible palette knife(much better than a popsicle stick)
and using a fresh clean page for each batch.
.Set
up second table 4 ft x 14 ft . Studied blueprints. |
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4
hrs |
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| 2
7 |
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Laminated
bows some more. Levelled
second table carefully.
Cut
longerons and braces for both sides of fuselage out of 3/4" x3/4"
stock. |
| Had
to make a jig to cut accurate scarf joints on the band saw. |
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8
hrs |
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| 2
8 |
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| Finished
the tail laminations, 5 and 8 plies of 3/4" x 1/8" spruce
strips. |
| Glue
right side of fuselage. Cut the 1/2" x 1/8"geodetic pieces
with my handy mini modeling chop saw from Harbor Freight ,
and glue them in the longerons slots and together where they
intersect , using clothepins to hold them tight. |
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7
hrs |
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| 2
9 |
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| Glued
left side of fuselage , cut geodetic strips and glued them. |
Cleaned
and planed laminations with a little Stanley plane from Lowes.
Cut
pieces for stabilizer, glued it together, added corner blocks. |
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9
hrs |
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| 31 |
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Cut
parts and glued elevator with most blocks.
Fit
and glued odd shaped blocks in elevator. |
Cut
3 matching slots 1/16th off center line(so hinge pin is
centered) in stabilizer trailing edge and elevator leading
edge ,and fitted he 3 hinges. Used a Dremel with circular
blade to start slots, then a japanese saw to cut 3/4 deep. |
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8
hrs |
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| TOTAL 41hrs |
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