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Old 11-14-2011 | 07:25 PM
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Default RE: Cub Repair After Recent Rebuild

I neglected to show how the spars were spliced in the last post. The balsa peices were cut on an angle to give greater gluing area than a typical butt joint. Always use an angle cut for more strength. If you want, you can face each side of the glue joint with thin ply for more strength.

Bob
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