To finish the wing you need to bend the trailing edge of the leading edge cuff to keep it from wearing on the fabric. Take 2 pieces of 1/2" x 13" x 3" wood, and bolt them together while sandwiching a washer in between. Remember my scrap wood bin?
This leaves a gap to insert the cuff into.
Now mark the center of each bay, and mark 1/2" back from the edge of the crimper.
Bend the trailing edge of the cuff in each bay (top and bottom) down about 30-45 degrees.
By the time I finished the crimper had gotten trimmed a bit to fit into some of the bays.
A couple of the bays on the bottom are still so tight you have no choice but to use a hand crimper.
Not quite as smooth though....
The top came out very nice, which is a good way to end this phase of the wing construction.
About that time a buddy stopped by and gave me a head's up that TSA was wandering around the airport, looking for people who weren't wearing their SIDA badges and generally being TSA. (Two Strolling Around) It was a good time to call it a night, and as I watched the gate close behind me I saw them walking down the ramp by my hangar. Timing is everything.
Until it's time to cover, the right wing is done until next summer. For a few days I'll just have to lean that way.
This leaves a gap to insert the cuff into.
Now mark the center of each bay, and mark 1/2" back from the edge of the crimper.
Bend the trailing edge of the cuff in each bay (top and bottom) down about 30-45 degrees.
By the time I finished the crimper had gotten trimmed a bit to fit into some of the bays.
A couple of the bays on the bottom are still so tight you have no choice but to use a hand crimper.
Not quite as smooth though....
The top came out very nice, which is a good way to end this phase of the wing construction.
About that time a buddy stopped by and gave me a head's up that TSA was wandering around the airport, looking for people who weren't wearing their SIDA badges and generally being TSA. (Two Strolling Around) It was a good time to call it a night, and as I watched the gate close behind me I saw them walking down the ramp by my hangar. Timing is everything.
Until it's time to cover, the right wing is done until next summer. For a few days I'll just have to lean that way.
