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03/16/02

Built table for fuselage construction

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fuselage

DETAIL:

Built a table today for constructing the fuselage.  I used 2  4x8' sheets of 3/4" MDF.  I ripped them both down to 30" wide and set them end to end.  A 30" x16' table.  I then built a simple 2x4 frame underneath to keep it from flexing.  Put the whole assembly on 3 adjustable sawhorses.  Shimmed it to where it's pretty damn level and not tweaked.  As soon as I finish the left elevator half I'm going to begin laying out the dimensions on the table and begin building the sides.

This is the part I've been looking forward to since the beginning of the project!  I'm excited to get the fuselage on the gear with tail feathers mounted!

 

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