July 11, 2004 - Wing Rear Spars
My edge smoothing tools: the edge scraper and emery cloth.
The rear spars are too long to use the bench grinder with scotch-brite
wheel which is the preferred way to get a nice smooth edge quickly.
July 11, 2004 - Wing Rear Spars |
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| On to something new! Now it's the rear wing spars. First step, smooth the edges. | ||||
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My edge smoothing tools: the edge scraper and emery cloth.
The rear spars are too long to use the bench grinder with scotch-brite
wheel which is the preferred way to get a nice smooth edge quickly.
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| Next I have to trim the ends of these reinforcer plates. Out comes the trusty hacksaw. | ||||
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| Action shot using the hacksaw. | ||||
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| Some of the trimming is too minor for the hacksaw so I use the vixen file instead. | ||||
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| Reward for a job well done: a delicious looking BLT. | ||||
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