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Old 11-12-2004 | 02:49 PM
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Nebbie
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Default RE: Mid-Star 40 build

I see a major problem........Your work space is too neat.
The beauty of digital photos. The wing shown is about 36" long. My bench is a hollow core door from Home Depot with sheetrock on top. So the entire bench is about 7' long. There is a bunch of stuff piled up on each end.

Sweet! I've been looking for a build-a-long thread on this plane.
I debated with myself whether to create the post here, or in the Kit building forum. Since the Mid-Star is (was) promoted as a 2nd plane, I figured it was more appropriate here.

Tonight I will hopefully finish up the left wing, clear a space on my other bench to start building the fuselage, and start on the fuselage and right wing.

I had to buy a new straight edge and about 160 more T-pins today. The only downside to using carpenters glue is that you use a lot more pins to hold the parts in place. But the upside is I build as much as I can, let the parts sit for 24 hours, get to bed at a more reasonable time, get more sleep so I don't make stupid mistakes. Plus have you ever heard of anyone gluing themselves to the plane or building board using carpenters glue