wing tube in FG

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wing tube in FG

Postby richard armstrong » October 11th, 2017, 1:06 pm

hi all

this is my first attempt at making a wing tube

8 coats of wax and 2 coats pva

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first 3 layers of 4 oz tape


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Not the neatest job but its learning curve


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any advice on finshing

if dimensions are off 2 small, can i add layers once

if it too big i can sand down
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Re: wing tube in FG

Postby richard armstrong » October 11th, 2017, 1:12 pm

time for a cuppa and wait till tacky 30 -40 mins

2 more layers and a finishing layer then sanding
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Re: wing tube in FG

Postby richard armstrong » October 12th, 2017, 8:10 am

Alan Cantwell 1131 wrote:https://www.flyinggiants.com/forums/showatt.php?s=ec30c8a6c5bcefe2ae08bc8d6c9b3bf6&attachmentid=543064&d=1361988683


thanks alan
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Re: wing tube in FG

Postby richard armstrong » October 12th, 2017, 8:53 am

epic failure not the best and totally the worst

start again if i can get it off the tube

going to try the link alan sent me
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Re: wing tube in FG

Postby richard armstrong » October 12th, 2017, 1:59 pm

2nd attempt

had to cut the last one off with a Dremel lesson learnt

a slight mod

could not get hold of standard parchment had to go foil back with paper down

using pdf Alan supplied fingers cross

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Re: wing tube in FG

Postby richard armstrong » October 13th, 2017, 8:04 pm

success
bit rough sanded and fit perfect after a bit of titivation


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Re: wing tube in FG

Postby richard armstrong » October 13th, 2017, 9:19 pm

my thanks to a few persons for helping with advice especially Phil Clarke for pointing me in the right direction
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