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Mike, I too came into this thread a little late. Read every post this morning. Nice work! It makes me feel like a true hack. -
And... no...thank YOU Jeremy! (an inside joke)
Here's another 'fix' for ya!
I had to put rabbets on my rudder. It was an experiment.
Not that kind! A step joint was created (rabbet?) to let 1/64 ply into the near LE of the rudder. It worked pretty well and saved having to cut and form a new rudder LE as was done with the stabilators. The rudder's balance overhang end was capped first. You can see where the step joint was sanded into the rudder by the lack of stain. I clamped a straight edge onto the rudder then used one of my little sanding sticks to cut the rabbet. After these ply parts were glued then the rudder ribs got their cap strips.
The rudder construction is completed! Time to do the same for the fin then the wings can get started! Whoopee!
If I'm using these woodworking terms incorrectly please feel free to correct me. I won't get too angry.
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I've got an old Holiday Popcorn Tin under my bench where I throw larger scraps for future use if necessary. The small stuff goes straight into the round file! -
The stabilators' ribs received their cap strips. Again, paper patterns were made. After they were cut and offered to the structure they were 'fine tune' sanded to fit. The TE of each cap strip/gusset was sanded thinner so they wouldn't be so 'proud' of the surface at the stabilators' TEs. The second picture shows the ply layers due to sanding. Once the fabric is applied things should smooth down even more... I hope! Hope that makes sense.
TJ- you commented 'beautiful'... it's too bad a lot of ugliness has to be done before a little beauty shows!
It's amazing the scrap that accumulates to do simple things like cap stripping! On to the fin and rudder for the same treatment!
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The stabilators got their LEs installed. The LEs were stained then glued in place. They get stained before applying glue otherwise the glue gets in the wood fibers first which won't stain. That doesn't look very nice, at least to me it doesn't! Masking tape was put ~1/32" away from the joint then sanding commenced. The first picture shows stabilator on left with masking tape in place and before sanding. The stabilator on the right is after sanding and tape is removed. The tape acts as an ablative indicator so that the ply isn't cut into too much. Once this was done the tape was removed and finer sanding done using 400 grit. The second pic shows a close up of the masking tape eroding away. It's a great way to add wood to pre-finished parts! The third and fourth pictures are of the finished LE.
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