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Builder Name:Buck Wyndham   -  
Project:   Vans - RV-8   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:3914.15
Start/Last Date:Jan 08, 2002 - No Finish Date
Engine:AeroSport Power IO-375-M1S
Propeller:Whirlwind 330-3B/72H-73 3-blade CS
Panel:G3X, G5, GTN650, GTR20, GTX45R, GMA245, GMC507
 
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May 02, 2021     Another trim - (4.1 hours)       Category: Canopy
After looking at the canopy clamped to its frame, I decided to trim another 1/8" to 1/4" off the bottom edge of the canopy. It just seemed like it was hanging slightly too far over the frame, for no good reason. I marked the new cut line with electrical tape. My friend Jim helped me remove it and place it upside down on the work stands, then I taped it down and started trimming, using a 60-grit belt on a 1/2" belt-sander, then two progressive passes with the sanding board (80-grit and 120-grit).

I also smoothed out the notches again, then ran the plexi-scraper along the edge to deburr it.

Tomorrow I will sand the edges down to 1000-grit again.


 


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