Center wing cores

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The center cores are a lot bigger than the inboard cores. Also, the inboard template of the center cores is almost twice as long as the outboard template of the center cores. I made an angled cut with my straight cut templates on the leading edge to get rid of excess foam in front of the smaller template. This was to expose the leading edge of the shorter template the same as on the large template, so the wire could enter the airfoil at the same time. Intially, I had actually thought of starting the cut at the fishtail. The list and Nat informed me that's a big no no.

Lucky for me, my dad owns a transit. This was very nice to have to cross check my level lines against my bubble level. Also, it assures the water lines of the two templates are on the same water line with each other.

This is how I cross-checked with the transit. I 5-min some mixing sticks together, and lined up the bottom edge of the mixing sticks with the 17.4 line, and then drew a line on the sticks for the tansit to see. I did this on the aft end of the template, then did the same on the front of the template, then double-checked with a level. Actually, I'm not sure how one would assure the 17.4 lines are coincident without a transit, because you can't be sure the top of your blocks are straight all across the top if you measure DOWN to the water line. I guess you could measure up from the table to the water line, but you would have to have a very straight table, (mine is NOT) or else you would end up with unwanted twist, or one templ. higher. Then again, if you DID line up the templates, for example, .100 lower than the other, I think the only result would be after installing them in the jigs, you would have a gap along the top or bottom edge of the end face, and it would just get filled with micro.

My little nephew Luke was interested in the wings, so Iet him sit-in during some work.

This picture will be fun to have someday when he is 10 years old and flying around with me.

Above left, again, microed the two faces and laid back in place to cure with templates in place. Taking someone else's idea, I 5 minute epoxied mixing sticks over the spar cap troughs and cut the top in one pass then came back to cut the troughs. I trimmed the mixing sticks to size with a scissors. Note: I somehow ended up with a seam where the blocks get microed together right where a conduit hole gets hot-wired. THAT is not gonna be fun to fix. Hot wires don't cut micro.

This is a little Yamaha Vino scooter me and Jen got. It's great to run to the store with. It tops out at 38 miles per hour. Gets around 60 miles per gallon, and has a huge storage area under the seat. I think the body style is modeled after the old VESPA scooters, which I think are really cool machines. Antique scooters are way cool. Here is my two nieces Lindsay and Loren.

Email -- Jay Hegemann