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Thanks Ron, it's good to be back 😊 My only problem is thinking due to brain fog but with help and patience from you guys I can get by.
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I've been preparing the shear webs and test fitting. Next will be to cut some holes in the ribs for the aileron wire then the ribs can be glued in place.
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Thanks Nick that makes sense.
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With the spars packed up by 1/16" and 1/32", for the rear and front spars respectively the tip rib is glued in place. Looks good to me 😊
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Thanks Jeff, it's good advice to research past builds, they can be found here https://forums.modelflying.co.uk/index.php?/forum/24-the-2014-mass-build
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Thanks again for the most helpful explanation I will do as you say. Braces at the bottom. The two ribs need slots cutting to take the braces, which is the reason I am thinking about it now.
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Thanks Nigel, I was thinking of cutting the braces in half length ways to make two that would be bonded to both spars That is how I have learned to do it and has become my preferred method.
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It's not obvious how to fit these. I am used to the dihedral braces being fixed to the spars or boxed in between the top and bottom spars.
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I've decided to follow the Peter Miller method as close as possible. I've taken two shavings off the front of the bottom spar. Here's a picture of the test setup. looks good to me.😊
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While thinking I have been preparing the ribs by making the spars fit and removing some of the burnt wood, more will be removed as the wing progresses.
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October weather arrived today in the form of a storm. The mighty barnstormer wings have been started Not much to show but lots of thinking. The bottom spar is not square and will need packing up by 0 5 mm on the back edge and 1 mm at the front Interesting,👍
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Nearly there Peter, old and new together for the first time
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Forum members' new models: Let's see them.
EarlyBird replied to Paul Marsh's topic in All Things Model Flying