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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 21-Mar-16 20:04 |  |
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| Okay, bear with me on this. I cut a small section of (now) stiffened thread that was painted silver through a hole that was drilled apprx twice the diameter of the thread. Any tighter, I would need a needle to help guide it through. I'm using the stiffness of the thread as its own needle point. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 21-Mar-16 19:53 |  |
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| In stitching the fuselage sides, I decided to come up with an alternate route. This picture was posed to show how I added a small weight at the end of the thread, and painted the thread with spray paint. This does two things: it stiffens the thread and gives it a threaded cable appearance. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 21-Mar-16 19:50 |  |
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| First drilled holes twice the size of the thread using a pin vice. Then used a curved needle and threaded the stitching. Worked great on "Proof of Concept" but quickly discovered that the fuselage was too narrow for this method. Compounding all of this was the floor in the cockpit area supporting the rudder pedals and control column prevented access to the sides for the needle/thread route. So... |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 21-Mar-16 19:46 |  |
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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 21-Mar-16 19:45 |  |
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| My previous postings of "Proof of Concept" of fuselage in trying to figure out the stitching. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 21-Mar-16 19:39 |  |
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| Glued the sides together. In this picture, its just positioned prior to gluing. |
