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Old 01-01-2015 | 05:24 PM
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Scratchie
 
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Default Filling gap between outer and center wing panels, need suggestions
I had a warp in a rib that I thought I took care of when making the outer wing panel. As you can see in the pictures, the LE and TE fit perfectly and are flush to the center section, but the warp made an approximate 3/32” gap in the most of the middle area. Before I epoxy both sections together, I thought I’d get some feedback…
  1. Just go ahead an epoxy the two together and try fil fill the gap with epoxy
  2. Fill the gap with fiberglass and epoxy
  3. Fill the gap with wood “shims” via Titebond and then epoxy
  4. Something else? My concern is the strength of bond holding the two panels together

I can’t just sand the outer wing panel to fit because any over/uneven sanding of the LE or TE will put the wing tip too far forward or back. Thanks.
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