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Dec 11, 2019 2 More subspar work Category: Wings
Removed clamps and staples from subspar from yesterday. Removing the staples takes a long time. Inevitably you brake one or two off that leave a tiny stub that's too small to grab to pull out and just large enough to catch your hand on. The only solution is to push them deeper into the wood and leave them there. Where possible I use my rivet squeezer to push them just below the surface or use a hammer and punch.

Did a rough sanding of the subspar top and bottom. Need to get a long sanding block to do it properly so that the airfoil contour is correct. I'd found a 4 foot section of aluminum handrail works great for that purpose. It's the ideal size, shape, and weight. And it's always straight and true. I made one for my 1-Design wing but that piece of aluminum was recently liberated for a family project. I'll pick up another one tomorrow from the aviation department of Home Depot.

I removed the short nose section of N5 rib from the original wing. It's in good condition and with just a touch on the belt sander it fits into my wing. It's just like a "quick build" kit. Ha!

Epoxied in some of the shear webbing for the forward subspar.


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