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Old 05-11-2004 | 11:23 AM
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waldo_jthomas
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Default RE: sig smith miniplane

Well, I brought home my miniplane kit yesterday and looked it over. I don't think I will to many problems with the fuselage, wings, and stabs. The only thing that I'm pretty sure will give me some trouble is the struts. Not necessarily putting the balsa on them to make the airfoil shape but soldering them together.

I was hoping to be able to silver solder them instead of using lead solder. I have just never been any good at lead soldering. Of course the airframe would be toast before you even got one solder joint done. I am thinking about making a jig that has the same spacing as the fuselage to get everything lined up and soldered for the cabanes. Still thinking about the n struts. What do you think?