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Default RE: The Long Awaited Ultra Sport 60 Build Thread

BTW, here's a little building tip for you new kit builders...

Sometimes you need to shave sheeting with a razor blade or Hobby Knife. Often, the line you are trimming to is not exactly parrallel with the wood grain.

A razor blade will follow woodgrain. So always cut in the direction where the grain will force the blade AWAY form your line, not toward the line.

In the pics below you can see the grain (Blue Lines) and the angle I need to shave down to (Red Line)

If I shave from Left to right, the grain will try to push my blade away from the trailing edge (Which is what I am trimming the sheeting down to)

If I go from right to left, the grain will try to pull my blade INTO the trailing edge - which could possibly cause me to cut too deep and gouge the TE.
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