This blog records the history of Building, Flying and Changing our Fly Baby. The plane is alive and well so this will be an ongoing story. The principals in this story are Ernest and Dennis Harbin. All the family and many friends participated in this adventure. Ernie and Dennis will both make comments in posts. We both saw all this through our own eyes and remember things differently, so you'll get our thoughts and memories.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Chord-Wise Tapes On Center Section
A nice afternoon for fabric work. The glue is dry holding the inspection rings. A coat of Poly Brush covers the area for the doily and is allowed to dry before a wet coat is applied to bond the doily.
After the doilies dry the chord-wise tapes can be applied. I cut them long enough to wrap all the way around the ribs.
To keep the off the floor I roll up the excess and put a spring clip on it. Once you flip the wing over un-clip them one at a time as the tapes are applied.
I'll let the chord-wise tapes dry and iron down the edges before doing the span-wise tapes. That way there will be less bumps under the next layer.
With dope you sand down the edges of the tapes. With Poly Fiber you just iron them down with a small iron.
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