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Re: Wing Support?
Buy you a couple of $4.99 sawhorse brackets and some decent 2x4's or whatever the brackets take. Make the crossbar on top of the sawhorse 5 feet long (wing chord). On top of the crossbar put different size "rings" of 6 inch strips of scrap carpet (or foam padding or even bubble wrap or even old fiberglass attic insulation) wrapped around the crossbar. The different "outside diameters" of these rings correspond with the thick and thin areas of the airfoil.
Make the legs however tall they need to be to reach the wing. The geometry will yield a very wide, stable "footprint". Tie the four legs together with light rope or whatever. If you want to get really fancy, C-clamp some 2x4's between the legs at the bottom to create a rigid pyramid kind of deal. If you're feeling really frisky, tie some rope diagonally to prevent the sawhorse from moving in any direction.
Should cost you about $20 or so to build a reasonably useful tool that folds up and hangs on the wall. And good GRIEF, no welding, fabricating, nuts and bolts! Spend the time flying!
I'll make up a sketch now that we can post attachments again... stand by
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Make the legs however tall they need to be to reach the wing. The geometry will yield a very wide, stable "footprint". Tie the four legs together with light rope or whatever. If you want to get really fancy, C-clamp some 2x4's between the legs at the bottom to create a rigid pyramid kind of deal. If you're feeling really frisky, tie some rope diagonally to prevent the sawhorse from moving in any direction.
Should cost you about $20 or so to build a reasonably useful tool that folds up and hangs on the wall. And good GRIEF, no welding, fabricating, nuts and bolts! Spend the time flying!
I'll make up a sketch now that we can post attachments again... stand by
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