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Fabric Workshop: Day 2; I are a Graduate!
Finished up with the Seine knot and learned some shortcuts; can now knot my toes together.
Was worried about having to turn the wing over and over again by myself; something Jim said reminded me of Rob fuselage and wing jig which does just what I was worried about; use sawhorse at the non-jig end.
Finishing tape and bias tape; the importance of pre-thinking what the tape application progression will be. Use where the fabric could bang against some structure; how to melt the pinked finishing tape into the fabric
Grommet holes; use aluminum grommets; Silver dollar sized doilies over the grommets. Location on rudder, ailerons, wings, fuselage; these are for air circulation, not for draining water;
Inspection holes and the importance of making a sheet of pre-shrunk and PolyFibered fabric waiting on the sideline
How to determine where to make holes in fabric for the rudder cables
Got a grasp for local shrinking of the dacron and how to use what I learned- i.e. getting rid of bubbles
Wing tip bow repair
Fuel tank repair/removal
Spraying
Paint booth
Furnace filters for Input and output.
I’m tired, but sure glad I did it. Much more comfortable about what I need to do – feel that I have some control over what’s to be done.
All for now; gotta do some remedial napping - MikeH
Finished up with the Seine knot and learned some shortcuts; can now knot my toes together.
Was worried about having to turn the wing over and over again by myself; something Jim said reminded me of Rob fuselage and wing jig which does just what I was worried about; use sawhorse at the non-jig end.
Finishing tape and bias tape; the importance of pre-thinking what the tape application progression will be. Use where the fabric could bang against some structure; how to melt the pinked finishing tape into the fabric
Grommet holes; use aluminum grommets; Silver dollar sized doilies over the grommets. Location on rudder, ailerons, wings, fuselage; these are for air circulation, not for draining water;
Inspection holes and the importance of making a sheet of pre-shrunk and PolyFibered fabric waiting on the sideline
How to determine where to make holes in fabric for the rudder cables
Got a grasp for local shrinking of the dacron and how to use what I learned- i.e. getting rid of bubbles
Wing tip bow repair
Fuel tank repair/removal
Spraying
Paint booth
Furnace filters for Input and output.
I’m tired, but sure glad I did it. Much more comfortable about what I need to do – feel that I have some control over what’s to be done.
All for now; gotta do some remedial napping - MikeH
1964" LOL
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