P8200005.JPGAileron well167 viewsClamping
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P4270072.jpgTrailing edge117 viewsclamping with cable ties
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Dscf0080.jpgAileron clamping84 viewsImage shows the spacers clamped or screwed in place. It is essential that everything is flat, straight, and square.
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Dscf0081.jpgClamping86 viewsThe spacers here were rebated so as to clear any glue that may ooze from the rib joint.
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Pb040058.jpgLeading edge110 viewsclamping
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Pb040063.jpgLeading edge115 viewsClamping down with straps
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P9070005.JPGSetting135 viewsClamping up
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P9120002.jpgClamping134 viewsBusy scene...
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P9130008.jpgTE clamping147 viewsCable ties are handy things
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DSCF0129.JPGClamping69 viewsThe setup was placed on a flat floor with weights for 2 weeks in this configuration...
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center_wing_4.JPGbottom skin glued to center wing section202 viewsIt took some creative clamping to hold the skin in place while the glue dried. The cam straps were something we had. The scrap wood over the front edge of the skin needed four temporary screws to keep it in place.
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Clamping_top_plywood_skin_on__to_aileron.jpg71 views
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UWCS_TrailingEdge_med.JPGRadial Skybolt Upper Wing Center Section trailing edge12 viewsAfter all the clamping and all the glueing... the 51 1/4", 55 7/8" wide blank for making the trailing edge for the Radial Skybolt Upper Wing Center Section. The two scraps of wood on each side denotes the length of the piece.
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ClampingTE.JPGRadial Skybolt Upper Wing Center Section trailing edge9 viewsAll six layers all clamped up. Slots were routed into the jig, approx. 3" in, for easy clamping. Worked like a champ. Similar to what JimW did.
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BendStrap.JPGBending the Mount Strap92 viewsAfter tacking and clamping the strap between the side plates, a little heat from the torch will make it bend easily around the bushing.
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