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Old 12-17-2007 | 08:27 PM
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Default RE: PassTime Perigee Build thread

Tonight I joined the two fuse halves. Even just joining the bulkheads that are all the same width, it is important to keep the halves aligned, so they are true to each other (ie: both thrust lines are in the same plane) If you don't, the you will have a corkscrew body. That one I never did.........(unlike the banana)

That said, it is a pretty easy task. I first used thick CA to put the firewall onto the other half, and lined up the tail. That keeps both sides parallel. Then it is easy to spread the halves and glue up each bulkhead, using thin CA. The 1/4 ply for the wing screws is epoxied. The tri-square is then added to the firewall and the 1/4 ply wing screw plate, using 30-minute epoxy. Later, when I fuelproof the tank compartment, I will paint a liine of epoxy against all bulkhead joints.
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