mgnostic

Bob Redmond sent in some photos of his build along with some comments. The first picture shows shows the balsa stripper he used to make up the stick wood for this project. The next shows him cutting the ribs free from the sheets. The ribs didn’t want to leave the sheet gracefully, so that was his solution. Saves breaking ribs as you try to “pop” them out. It has been identified that slot for the rib next to the wing tip is missing from the shear web. The third and forth pictures show the shear web and missing slot. This is the first batch of kits so we will let Eddie know so that future cuttings can be corrected. One nice thing about cut as you buy is that corrections/ improvements can quickly be incorporated. The bottom two pictures show the framed up wing with bottom TE sheeting drying. The TE method is not clearly explained. The best way to approach it is to extend the TE sheeting ¼” beyond the rib. After the top TE sheeting and the remainder of the wing (sans Bottom TE sheeting and TE), Flip the wing over and glue a piece of 3/16” x ¼” to the TE of the ribs and the top sheeting. Then, carve and sand the 3/16” x ¼” TE to follow rib taper. Finally glue the bottom sheeting on, weighting it against a flat surface as shown in the pictures. Bob used scarf joints on all the TE pieces as he didn’t have any 48” 1/16 sheet. The TE piece was similarly made up. The sheeting joints were toward the tips (used 36” sheets), and the joint was reinforced with a cross grained piece of 1/16” sheet. Bob will get a picture of the scarf joint and add it shortly.
This model is most easily built with 48 inch stock but often 36 inch is more readily available. If you aren't familiar with using a scarf joint to lengthen wood stock, just ask and we can throw up some info on how to make this joint .