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Old 01-02-2015, 04:04 PM
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Melchizedek
 
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Thanks Pete for the info on the Williams Kit.
I called my local HS and I was surprised, they had one on the shelf.
They are going to hold it for me till I can make it by to pick it up

Did some work on the ribs today. Still more to do.

I had cut patterns. I sanded all the patterns till there was just a faint smidge of a line.
When I set them all together there was some variation. This is a hand drawn drawing blown up. No surprise.
So I bondo,d the low spots and feathered things in. l think I got it right.

The ribs a # 6 to 10.
There are 19 #6s. From the center out. Most split ribs some whole. All the same shape.
When the wing gets to the aileron it begins to taper. There are 2 each of # 7 thru # 10.

I focused on the #6 ribs.
The blanks were all band sawed large then routed to size with a top bearing cutter.





Lots to do yet before wing assembly can begin.

Kevin
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