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Old 01-20-2009, 08:05 PM
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kargo
 
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OK Gang, a question after fighting with the "factory cut" shear webs on my 4 star 40 kit. The 4 star has shear webs between the bottom and top front spars. Middle of the bottom spar and middle of the top. I have had an enourmasly difficult time getting these things to fit nicely. I need a good wood to wood joint for strength and wind up with gaps everywhere... Maybe there is a tool or some technique I don't know to get these things to true up (or at least as true as my model is thus far)... I trouble with this on my LT-40 too. So far as buidling experience goes I've built the LT-40, a HOB Decathlon, and am part way through a Kadet Senior.

Ok so here is my question. The instructions for the kadet senior my son and I are building show the shear webs glued to the edge/aircraft front of the spars. Could I do this with any future model that has them in the middle of the top/bottom spars or is this a bad idea?

Thanks in advance

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