pimmn,
thanks much......chordline....that's wat in needed to know and now it falls into place. these sites and the net is fantastic, but sometimes answers tothe simplest of questions get get expanded into whole dissertations with way too much info and way too many opinions. no offense intended to anyone who helped me, as i know it was all done in being as helpful as possible! andi did learn quite a bit in this thread, as well! you guys are great. i'm not much of a reader any more and it's good to know a guy can get one small elementthat he's just not sure of sorted out without haning to read a whole book on the subject. asmentioned, this is a first build after a 40 yr.absence, the building part is no problem atall andi'veretained most of what i learned years ago, there's just a spot here and there that i,m not sure about.
hopefully, at some later date i will learn how to post pics and put this "flying contraption" up for all to see.....beforei turn it intoa pile of splinters, anyways!! the airframe is just about ready for final sanding, sealing and covering, it like i'll be right on track for good weather at the feild in spring.
one thing i've discovered is that years ago, i'd pound through a build as fast as possible to get in the air, now, it's more enjoyable to take time and make every joint fit good and have the satisfaction of knowing it's built as good as possible and finished perfectly as possible....with age comes logic!.
thanks for all your help,
ron.