Day 7:
Really didn't get too much done today, only spent 1 1/2 hours on the build. The temp was down a little and I just didn't want to spend the time it takes to heat up the garage with the kerosene heater. Still, it wasn't that unpleasant, I just needed to do a little less today than others. I did finish up the sanding on the TE cap, and smoothed up the area where I had filled in in the wing center top. It is smooth now, but I did put my thumb through the TE sheeting. I have noticed that after my sanding, this sheeting is somewhat thin now. It is very sensitive to my touch now, and I could break other areas if I am not careful. I have considered going back with either some 1/4" triangle stock or just some 1/16" sheeting glued between the ribs on the backside of the sheeting. This would give it more support and keep me from putting my thumb or finger through it again. I am not too worried about the plane's overall weight since I will be using a Saito 100. I figure that a little more support on the TE sheeting would be worthwhile. This is a mod I hadn't considered, but it may be by necessity that I do it.

Anyway, you can see by my pics that the wiing tips are now on and in place. In fact you can see that on one of them I decided to slip in some triangle stock for more support. I did this because I noticed that after sanding the end of the wing tip the braces weren't at a true 90 degree angle and the support was pretty poor. The triangle stock worked great. On another note, in one of my pics, you can see where the LE sheeting did not come in contact with the end rib. So, I will take the wing tip brace on that part, and make a new one out of the same thickness of stock. I will trace the actual rib on the end and cut it to match the shape of the wing. After gluing it in place against the end of the wing sheeting, I will then fabricate a new wingtip sheeting brace to match the shape. It will take a little longer, but the end of the wing will be stronger for it, and will hold the shape better when shrinking the ultracote.

NOTE: It's funny, since I am taking pictures of my progress, I am finding that I am keeping my benchtop cleaner than I usually do. Maybe I am on to something here?....

Here are the latest pictures: