RCU Forums - View Single Post - 42% Super Decathlon Build
View Single Post
Old 08-31-2008 | 06:54 PM
  #52  
Big_Bird's Avatar
Big_Bird
Senior Member
My Feedback: (1)
 
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 4,258
Likes: 0
Received 7 Likes on 7 Posts
From: Arlington, TX
Default RE: 42% Super Decathlon Build

You are right Marcus. The last two days I have been working on the horizontal stab and the elevator. There are 5 ea 3/32 x 3/4" strips that get laminated in place to form the leading edge of the horizontal stab and around the end and along the trailing edge of the elevator.

Here is how I did it. I built a "balsa strip soaker" from a length of 1" PVC pipe. A cap was glued on one end. 5 strips were inserted and the pipe filled with water. Of course the strips floated. I shoved them down and capped the end for about 40 minutes. I nailed the elevator to my building board with finishing nails. I then took the strips out of the water and spread a thin layer of Titebond II on each one as I stacked them. In preparation for the next operation I had previously covered 1 1/2" finishing nails with lengths of 1/16" heat shrink tubing. I did this to keep the nails from rusting and leaving a mark on the wood. One last thin coat of glue was put on top of the stack where it would contact the wood. The final step was to place the stack against the elevator and install the nails. Actually a very easy operation. More later.
Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version

Name:	Us54219.jpg
Views:	218
Size:	166.9 KB
ID:	1023297   Click image for larger version

Name:	Up46677.jpg
Views:	218
Size:	162.7 KB
ID:	1023298   Click image for larger version

Name:	Ej13678.jpg
Views:	256
Size:	101.0 KB
ID:	1023299