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( 2.9 / 23 )I didn't like the process of gluing on the extra gussets and hardpoint after removing the rib from the jig, so I removed the forming blocks in that panel from the jig, allowing me to assemble the whole rib with hardpoint in one shot.
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( 2.9 / 16 )Cut out the aileron hinge hardpoint from 1/4" birch ply and glued it in place along with the remaining gussets for this rib.
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( 2.8 / 17 )Made Rib #17, leaving out the three gussets surrounding the rearmost panel. I will be filling this panel with 1/4" plywood to provide a hardpoint to attach the aileron hinges.
Had a few months hiatus as I installed a gas fireplace in our basement living room. I used a soft-mud brick surround with oak mantle. The corner installation dictated the use of dogleg bricks, and since I didn't need enough of them to warrant a special order, I needed to make them myself ala the "cut-and-stuck" method. That'll be the last time I'll make a fireplace, I think...
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( 3 / 31 )Instead of sanding the plywood gussets just before gluing the rib together, I opted to sand all the gussets at once while watching the tube one night. That will save me a bit of time as I assemble each rib.
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( 3 / 15 )I won a 1965 164 CI 110 HP Corvair engine off Ebay for about $40. I've also purchased a 95 HP engine of the same year from a guy in Milwaukee for $150. By the time these two engines have had the necessary changes to convert them to aircraft usage, they will be essentially the same - producing 110 HP on takeoff, and 90 HP continuous.
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