help finding jig for don smith b17g.
08-02-2008, 07:53 PM
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help finding jig for don smith b17g.
[sm=confused.gif]Hi i am building the don smith b17g and i am wondering if anyone can help me with some info on a jig for the fuesalage . Or any idear on keeping every thing straight i see wingspan models has build tabs with there kit . Can anyone help[:-]
08-02-2008, 08:03 PM
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RE: help finding jig for don smith b17g.
Don's B17 is not built on a jig.
The fuselage is built as a half shell.
Get a long plank that's straight. Screw an angle iron underneath it if there's a bow in it.
Lay the plans down on the plank.
- Start by pinning down the top and bottom 1/2 x 1/8 crutch on the plans
- Next, start adding in half sections of the formers, and the 1/8 ply wing saddle
- remember to shim up the fin 1/8 inch to maintain centerline
- 1/8 strip plank
When the left half is completely built, remove it from the building surface, then, , ,
- Add the right side formers directly against the left side (half shell)
- strip plank.
The fuselage is built as a half shell.
Get a long plank that's straight. Screw an angle iron underneath it if there's a bow in it.
Lay the plans down on the plank.
- Start by pinning down the top and bottom 1/2 x 1/8 crutch on the plans
- Next, start adding in half sections of the formers, and the 1/8 ply wing saddle
- remember to shim up the fin 1/8 inch to maintain centerline
- 1/8 strip plank
When the left half is completely built, remove it from the building surface, then, , ,
- Add the right side formers directly against the left side (half shell)
- strip plank.
08-03-2008, 03:06 AM
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RE: help finding jig for don smith b17g.
Hi Mike thank you for your reply i orderd the plans through precision cut and will recive them this week. I thought that the fusealarge would be drawn as a whole and not a half more like the wing span plans. 
