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| pfinn | Jetco Dayton-Wright RB-1 | Build | 27-Jan-11 11:30 |  |
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| I'm using the fuse jig with a "Top/Bottom" orientation. A temporary cross member adhered to each bulkhead flush (or parallel) to the waist keel formers. I've seen builders tack glue these cross members then use a solvent to remove them later. I used my Super Dilly Delux double stick tape instead. I've marked centerline and 2' offset on the cross members for alignment on the fixture. |
| pfinn | Jetco Dayton-Wright RB-1 | Build | 22-Jan-11 22:07 |  |
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| Laminated top, bottom and side Keels with 1/32" Bass/Balsa/Bass/ Balsa. Vert stab profile is all Bass (to be sanded to taper thickness). Formers to be notched only at Keel junctures. I'm going to try building the fuselage on a "Jig". Never done it before. Something new for me. |
| pfinn | Jetco Dayton-Wright RB-1 | Build | 16-Jan-11 20:16 |  |
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| The scanned and then copied formers on the plan turned out to be distorted as well as some of the notches were quite off. I redrew them taking measurements off the side and top views to get the correct sizes and positions. |
| pfinn | Jetco Dayton-Wright RB-1 | Build | 16-Jan-11 20:11 |  |
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| The "Stix-It" actually sat for a couple days before I had a chance to heat bond them together. Worked fine. I also laminated the same matl's with white glue. The white glue yielded a more rigid plank. I believe that just a bit of "Resiliancy" or "Give" is a bit more durable. Hence my choice of using the S-I for these particular parts. |
| pfinn | Jetco Dayton-Wright RB-1 | Build | 16-Jan-11 20:04 |  |
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| I laminated two 1/32" inch Balsa sheets "Crossgrain" to make a more rigid fuselage formers. The forward three formers have a silk layer laminated in between. The silk was doped to the wood first, then, as with the Balsa only laminate, I used "Stix-It" heat activated adesive to join. This worked very well. I used our houshold iron to bond them together. |
| pfinn | Jetco Dayton-Wright RB-1 | Reference | 08-Jan-11 22:36 |  |
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| Original was solid balsa with birch ply sheeting! It had "Flapperons as well as drooping leading edge to change the chamber for slow flight. Advanced for it's day. |
