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| Subject: | Fuselage question |
Hi Pieters,
In drawing 1, the instrument boards and cowl supports are shown as being wider
than the fuselage. Is this correct? If there is a reason for this, what am I missing?
I am well under way with the fuselage and offer a couple of insights/ suggestions
for those about to start. (For many this will be Suck eggs, grandma!)
Dont fit the ply sides to the fuselage or the firewall until you fit the seats
and the controls. Too difficult to get at otherwise. Do, however, place the fuselage
sides onto the ply before joining the sides and mark out the edges. This
will make it much easier to cut and fit later (I didnt do this, unfortunately).
To get a nice curve for the instrument boards, turtle back cowl supports, get a
piece of very fine chain (cheap jewellery stuff). Make sure the top of the ply
is horizontal, mark out the two edge points and then hang the chain between
the points with the bottom of the chain passing through the centre point at the
right distance/depth. Use some spray varnish and give the chain a gentle squirt.
Youll get a perfect curve marked out. Try it out on some scrap first. To
start with I didnt allow for any cut out. (Im pretty sure we thanks the Romans
for this trick).
Kind regards from way down under,
David Boarder (Tasmania)
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