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Apr 03, 2021 0.8 9-16: Prep for trim tabs Category: 9: Elevators
Looking ahead in the plans, I realize that I will need to proseal the foam ribs into the trim tabs. I'll need to start on the tabs to get them to the same state as the elevator to make the most of my proseal sessions.

A little anxious about the trim tabs as it seems people have trouble. I need to fabricate the trim tab clamps and wedges. I also need to get some 2x8s to make the brake for final bending the trailing edge.

This morning I just made the foam rib templates. I printed them full-size from my preview plans and verified they were indeed 100% scale. Then spray mounted them to the foam blocks supplied in the kit. Rough cut them on the band saw and then sanded to the line on belt sander and block sanded by hand. Got them all knocked out pretty quickly.

Used the dimensions for the clamp shown in the plans to rough out what the wedge dimensions should be. These trim tab close out bends seem to be what trips people up.


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