Originally posted by Scale Dreamer
Campy,
Very detailed, Thanks. I was planning on bolting the plug to the firewall for shaping, then removing for application of the glass. Would you recommend this or should I leave it bolted to the plane? If I leave it bolted to the plane, should I put some wax paper or monokote on the fuse so the "overlap" will stick to that instead of the fuse?
Thanks everybody.
John
Definitely remove it from the plane.
The application of the resin can get messy. In addition, I USUALLY make the cowl a little longer than what I need, then do the final trimming after the cowl is made.
Two other items -
1. For a cowl that is going to go OVER the fuselage, make your plug about 1/64" - 1/32" larger than the fuselage. This will give you room to slide it over any covering with little or no damge to the covering.
2. If you decide to do a "flush" mount of the cowl, you will need to make your plug about 3/32" smaller all the way around to allow for the thickness of the cloth and resin.
Ted