Fuse (cont)
Planking:
The first 4" wide by 36" long piece glued on. Elmer's wood glue save where the sheeting overlapped the FG turtledeck was epoxy.
Some warm water over the exterior surface aided in the bend. Just about every clamp I had plus some servo screws to hold the planking over the FG where no clamps would reach. With the help of paint sticks, some C clamps needed to pull the edges down to the stringers and formers. Some brass bar clamps (5" and a foot long) also used to pull down the edges to the fuse. At the early stage, I can check inside to insure full contact with the fuse and sheeting, plus adding additional glue where needed.
Next, the opposite side will be done to insure no twisting or warping of the fuse frame.
The bottom stringers will be added later, permitting the fuse to rest on the risers and be weighted down during planking to insure no fuse warping. The risers also makes it easier to add the planking.
