Saturday, January 5, 2008

HS measured and ready for skinning

Trimmed the skins so they fitted in the jig. Measured and clamped the skeleton into the jig. Made an additional fasteners so that the HS-405 ends will have correct distance from each other and from the CL. Temporary fastened the HS-407 with wood to prevent them from bending while fitting the skins. Marked centerlines and measured distances for rivet lines onto the jig.

Have to make some paper templates to prevent drilling into the fluting, otherwise everything is ready for skinning.

Now I thing I start to understand the reason for pre-punched skins.







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