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Permalink Reply by thomas trinque on October 28, 2017 at 9:03am

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Permalink Reply by Damon Brantley on October 28, 2017 at 9:33am

I have not dealt with this kind of fitup on my plane yet, but I would probably make a paper template and work with that until I got the fitup I wanted. Then transfer that shape to a sheet of aluminum.

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Permalink Reply by Clint L Gosch on October 28, 2017 at 11:03am

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Permalink Reply by Clint L Gosch on October 28, 2017 at 11:09am

Hi Thomas,  That is a tricky area.... I cut my root skin slightly oversized, test fit for best positioning, then clecoed it to the bottom skin.  This left an overlap on the outboard side that I carefully trimmed and filed a few millimeters at a time until I was happy with the fit.  Take your time and make small adjustments. I used duct tape on the top to hold everthing in place while measuring and marking my next cuts and removed the part each time to make adjustments.  Took about a dozen times to get it looking decent.  I still ended up with a gap, but I'm somewhat happy with the results.  

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Permalink Reply by Loren Warner on October 28, 2017 at 11:09am

Nice job Clint

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Permalink Reply by Damon Brantley on October 28, 2017 at 12:14pm

Hi Clnt,

I am curious about the rack you have attached to your wall in the background. Where did you get that?

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Permalink Reply by Clint L Gosch on October 28, 2017 at 1:35pm

Hi Damon,  It is part of a composite deck railing kit, I cannot recall the manufacturer. Found some on clearance about ten years ago at home depot and bought it to hang RC airplane parts on, now it holds drill bits and levels.  It is not very sturdy but works well if you limit each shelf to a few pounds or less.

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Permalink Reply by thomas trinque on October 28, 2017 at 7:18pm

ok thanks.tom.

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