Re: Filling Wings?

Jul 01, 2003 3 Replies


Most of the gaps are due to enequality (sp?)of the parts and they are


> less than 1/8" in most spots. I just now got finished joining the wing
> halves and overall I'm extremely pleased. :)
>
> Peter
>

Paul has the rights of it. In my case (lazy builder) if thick CA won't join, I wedge scrap balsa in the cracks and wick thin CA in araound it all and sand or file to perfection once its dry (about 5 seconds!!)


Then lightweight filler takes care of all the non-structural blemishes.



Filler is not structural. It'll look good, but it won't be much, if any, stronger than if you left it alone.

My preference is for balsa dust, which I usually have an adequate supply of after sanding a leading edge to shape.

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