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Old 09-29-2010, 05:44 PM
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Default RE: Sig Somethin Extra - build tips and mods compilation

Alright, thanks for those tips!

I am trying to imagine how I would shave 1/16" inch off the stringers and tops of the formers on the turtle deck. I'm guessing that would be far easier to do before I install. Maybe draw a line 1/16" from the edge on the stringers and sand down to the line with a bar sander. As for sanding down the formers on the turtle deck, I'm not sure. Maybe same method. Draw a line and sand down to it.

EDIT:
A few days after making this post I found a link to another method. Post #38 on this page.
He didn't modify the stringers. He cut the top formers down 1/16th of an inch. Cut the notches for the stringers 1/16th deeper. Put blocks along the bottom to act as anchors for the sheeting where it meets the fuselage. Here is his post with pictures:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_32...2/key_/tm.htm#