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Gluing side 2 of an aileron rib 329 views
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I used a piece of 100 grit sand paper to shape the end. Ten or twelve passes was all it took.329 views
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Close up of the clamps. Note the acrylic squares used to spread out the clamping force and also keep the clamps from getting stuck to the rib 328 views
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Running the putty knife across the acrylic made it easy to clean off the old glue and get ready for the next rib.325 views
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Cutting the notch on the router.324 views
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... and cutting the other end on the band saw.319 views
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For more stubborn sections I would slide a putty knife under the cap strip. This was usually enough to pop it free.316 views
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Cutting the notch on the router.313 views
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As you can see it didn't take much to make the curve.311 views
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I used the nose piece as a template to mark the curve that goes on the end of the cap strip.310 views
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I precut all the vertical cap strip pieces previously, but the angles I did as needed by hand.306 views
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