Hotwire foam-splitting set-up
EAA Chapter 404 Members' Projects: Carl Conrad
- Building the Sky Pup - a wood and foam ultra-light
(Photos supplied by Carl Conrad)
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Hotwire foam-splitting set-up |
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Foam splitter power source |
Foam splitter motive force |
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Hotwire foam-splitting result! |
Wing block router... |
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More
wing block router... |
Yet more wing block router |
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Still more wing block router |
Successfully drilling laminated wing blocks |
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Drilling laminated wing blocks - reprise |
Cutting wing block recess... |
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More cutting wing block recess |
Wing block fitted! |
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Wing blocks and caps glued |
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Taped for gluing gusets |
Gluing gussets required lots of clamps |
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Gussets glued; position pins still in place |
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Center section with tangs installed on one end |
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Outboard section tangs installed |
The last gussets are ready to glue |
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Complete wing spar! |
MORE TO COME, SURELY!