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I have various blocks of steel that are perfectly square that I have collected over the years. many of them I purchased for next to nothing at yard sales.
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2019/04/01 14:57:54
Additional weight on the top will make sure that the top of the fuse makes contact with my flat build table.
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2019/04/01 14:58:06
I will use the blocks mass to clamp off of it making the side of my fuse plumb.
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2019/04/01 14:58:06
Don't be afraid to be creative using clamps to get the job done...
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2019/04/01 14:58:19
I couldn't install this Former (F-5) as the top of it which is part of the turtle deck would prevent the fuse sitting flat on the table. I'll install it only after the glue dries on all the other Formers.
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2019/04/01 14:58:29
All of the clamps have been removed!
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2019/04/02 15:01:18
I've capped off the bottom of the fuse and out came the clamps again.
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2019/04/02 15:01:19
No matter how many clamps that you seem to have you're always short one or two!!!
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2019/04/02 15:01:27
Top Formers for the turtle deck in place and glued.
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2019/04/03 14:09:06
To keep the Formers at a 90 degree angle from the top of the fuselage, I clamped them in place using marble squares.
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Five top stringers have been installed, but I have decided to add four additional stringers totaling nine. I'm doing this to give a more rounded look to the turtle deck after the covering is applied. I will also add blocking to stiffen everything up.
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2019/04/05 16:17:36
Talking about stiffening/adding strength, I've been eyeing this bay directly behind the wing for days now. To give more strength in this area, I've added additional scrap plywood to each side of the fuse.
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2019/04/05 16:17:37
I also added balsa tri-stock to the bottom side of the fuselage only running from one Former to the next. This will give additional strength and stop any tail flex.
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2019/04/05 16:17:48
Top view, everything looks nice and straight.
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2019/04/05 16:17:48
Here's what the turtle deck now looks like with the additional stringers added.
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2019/04/06 07:30:18
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2019/04/06 07:30:19
I added blocking between the stringers because the span between each Former was too great. This would have been a problematic area with the covering getting loose because the stringers would have bowed from the pulling of the covering.
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2019/04/06 07:30:28
I think by adding these stringers, the covering once in place will look better.
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2019/04/06 07:30:30
I placed the wing on the fuselage for the first time to check how the wing blocks would fit. Now would be the time to make adjustments in the fit between the blocks and the top of the wing.
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2019/04/06 07:30:45
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2019/04/06 07:30:46
Epoxy was used, then the blocks were clamped into position. Once cured I will further reinforce these blocks by adding balsa tri-stock to them.
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2019/04/06 07:30:47
Everything has lined up as I had planned.
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2019/04/06 17:21:03
10-24 cap head screws along with blind nuts were used. he blind nuts will get epoxied into place after I reinforce the inside corners of the firewall with 3/4" tri-stock.
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2019/04/06 17:21:04
While waiting for the epoxy, I decided to mount the engine on the firewall.
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2019/04/06 17:21:06
3//4" Balsa tri-stock is cut and fit around the Basswood wing blocks.
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2019/04/06 17:21:20
Epoxying in the tri-stock will lock the wing block to the fuselage.
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2019/04/06 17:21:21
Before I drill the wing mounting holes into the wing blocks I first want to check the wing's incidence. Step #1 in this process is to level the fuselage using the Datum line.
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2019/04/06 17:21:21
Once leveled front to back and side to side, the fuselage will need to be secured to the build table so it doesn't move.
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2019/04/06 17:21:35
Step #2 is to mount the Incidence meter to the wing and take your reading. It really is that simple...
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2019/04/06 17:21:36
Plans call for a wing incidence of +1/4. I'm almost at +3/4. The saddle of the wing can be sanded to adjust the incidence. Since I'm not that far off I am going to drill and tap the wing blocks as is because once the wing bolts suck up the wing against the saddle I'm pretty confident that the incidence will fall into place.
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2019/04/07 06:06:00
The task here was to drill two 1/4" holes into the leading edge of the wing for the hardwood wing dowels. With the wing in place I used the former in the fuselage with the holes already in place as a quide to hand mark the exact position of the holes.
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2019/04/07 06:08:06
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