HI Everyone,

I spent the morning checking out fuse #1. I changed the F9 width to 50mm. F9 Had a slight bow in the fuse side at that point. I've put up yet another set of former templates at: http://precisionaerobaticstructures.com/BMv2-formers(2-20).zip - These reflect my widths and very slightly from the plans.

I am planning on redoing my widths again from F5-F9, to get that perfect taper to the tail. The current patterns do work well, But I know I can get the taper even sweeter. The jig works really well with my formers and hand cutting method, this requires you to cut right my patterns right on the line with a #11 blade and no sanding. You have to cut clean and straight and make perfect corners. Follow Mike's fuse side building instructions from this thread, and cut the left and right side lengths perfectly, my jig traps the front and rear of the fuse sides and sets the right thrust, it's as tight as a drum once you have the sides and formers in place. I have Fuse #2 in the jig now and it's going to be amzing how consistant my fuses will be #2 fits in the jig just as perfectly tight as #1 did.... These fuses are going to be SWEET!!!!

My quest is to build the perfect fuse box, I've got wood in house to build 5 more fuses and I still have my very lightest/best wood that I am saving for last once I get my method perfected. What I learned over the weekend is that it takes about 8 hours to frame up the "perfect" fuse, from selecting the right wood, cutting formers, making the tail block, making the fuse sides, truing and drilling the fuse sides, then onto the jig alignment and gluing, then the flooring, decking and cross bracing... That is a good 8 hour day if you want the "top-line quality" product.

All in all, things are going great here, I am sheeting my turtle decking today.

I picked up my carbon canopies and my 2nd short kit on Saturday, The quality of the carbon and fiberglass work is outstanding.

And hopefully my wing tubes will arrive this week, of that's another story....

cheers, Dean