Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
Hello all,Plans call for filler strips (spruce 1/8" x 1/4") between gussets on fuselage.I'm not confident my old table saw can cut consistent strips that thin. Anythingwrong with using 1/8" Finnish birch plywood strips? Any other gotchas out there?Looking forward to Brodhead/Osh!!ThanksSteveRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Pietenpol-List: Fuselage strips
RE: Pietenpol-List: Fuselage strips
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
That will work, Steve - it's just a bit heavier.I actually made my strips 1/4" of spruce - easier to work with (you can useleft over rib capstrip material) it gets the fabric a bit further off theplywood. My stringers stood about 2" high off the plywood at the highestpoint (mid fuselage), tapering fore and aft to fit flush against the fillerstrips at the firewall and to blend into the tailpost at the rear. Justthink how you want the fabric to flow and give it support to make it do whatyou want.Jack PhillipsNX899JP-----Original Message-----
That will work, Steve - it's just a bit heavier.I actually made my strips 1/4" of spruce - easier to work with (you can useleft over rib capstrip material) it gets the fabric a bit further off theplywood. My stringers stood about 2" high off the plywood at the highestpoint (mid fuselage), tapering fore and aft to fit flush against the fillerstrips at the firewall and to blend into the tailpost at the rear. Justthink how you want the fabric to flow and give it support to make it do whatyou want.Jack PhillipsNX899JP-----Original Message-----