Not much more progress made over the weekend - NFL Playoffs sucked the energy from me.

The next step of the build is to affix the leading edge. Now, I use a combination of CA and Wood Glues throughout my building. Anyplace I'm potentially going to sand almost always gets the Titebond. The leading edge is one of those places where I use Titebond instead of CA.

The method I used was to first dry-fit the LE onto the ribs. I clamped it on and marked where the glue went. I only did this on one side of the LE. Next, I unclamped and placed a bit of Titebond onto the bottom portion of the notch on each rib (see picture1). Next, I ran a small bead on the marked leading edge, replaced and clamped. Worked out well in my opinion - we'll see how much this pays off later when sheeting.

Whenever using CA, regardless of how careful I am, I always get the tip clogged. A little trick I learned here on RCU keeps me from getting too frustrated with that ... next time you're in the LHS, pickup some additional CA bottle tips and caps. While you're there, pickup some Acetone (local hardware store may have a better price). Next time your CA bottle tip clogs, don't throw it away. Unscrew it and toss it into a jar of Acetone. A few hours later and it's a good as new! I get in the habbit of cleaning my CA tips after every gluing session. I always keep some fresh (sealed) tips on-hand to seal my CA during the cleaning process - also keeps the air out. Which for some reason, I think is good.

Next up - Truing up the trailing edge sheeting.


Picture1 - Notch glued, notice mark on leading edge where I also glued
Picture2 - Glogged CA tip
Picture3 - Acetone Bath
Picture4 - LE Secured and curing