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Old 07-02-2013, 05:47 PM
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Default RE: Cessna L19 Bird Dog

Now why didn't I think of that earlier?
I spent an hour or so today visiting various industrial supply outlets & even a welding supply store. Fascinating places but do you think any of them had 1/8" plain steel rod? Nope. Then it hit me... how many times have I bent a nail trying to hammer it home? NAILS! of course...



And wouldn't you know? This stuff drills like, well a hot drill through butter...



Piece of cake...



There we go, some bad-arse struts...



Happy with those I got down to shaping the new v-stab...



She looks like she wants to get off this workbench & fly already. Soon enough :-)