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| David Duckett | Berkeley Douglas F4D Skyray | Build | 19-Jan-16 11:58 |  | | Views : 929 | | 8.3 ounces, 234 grams |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 18-Jan-16 23:15 |  | | Views : 938 | | There are about 15 rib blanks clamped in the patterns. The red edge, applied with a sharpy, is a warning stripe to let me know if I have gone to far. I roughed the shape out with my drum sander then used a fairing board to refine the ribs. The notches were roughed out with a razor saw then refined with a small bastard file. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 18-Jan-16 23:04 |  | | Views : 954 | | About 1/3 of teh rib blanks in waiting. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 18-Jan-16 23:03 |  | | Views : 938 | | With about 80 full size ribs to cut out of 1/16" sheet, Imade a jig out of 1/8" lite-ply to insure consistent results. There are two 6-32 stove-bolts to clamp the rib blanks between the patterns. The thingy to the left is a piece of 1/8" O.D. brass tube with the inside sharpened with a countersink which should make some nice holes in the rib blanks using the pattern jig in front. |
| David Duckett | Berkeley Douglas F4D Skyray | Build | 18-Jan-16 09:48 |  | | Views : 891 | | The front sections need a bit of repair in the upper right hand corner, all 4 sections, before I can add the braces. An extra piece of wood is glued there and sanding will bring it all together. As soon as it warms up... |
| David Duckett | Berkeley Douglas F4D Skyray | Build | 18-Jan-16 09:44 |  | | Views : 885 | | Phil: The piece is actually 11/16" wide...you have a good eye! You can see how it curves. Here's planking on the fuselage, infill on the wing, and sheeting in between. These rear panels look tricky but are actually fairly flat. |
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