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When ready pull off gears lay on side om Saw horses.
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This plane needed a panel behind nose cone to smooth skin transition.
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Jim places the plate in place to shape and alighn.
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Larry helps drill as Jim holds piece in place.
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Joe assists by riveting and taping.
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Jim starts applying Poly Tak mixed with MEK so that it is syrup like.
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Making sure that the glue is on the side and top of tube.
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Joe starts on the tail section.
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Once glued the fabric is sized.
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Clamps are used to hold fabric in place.
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Glue is now applied on top of fabric where fabric wraps tube.
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Excess is trimmed.
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Tail section curves in and some fabric wrinkles.
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Excess trimmed from tail section. Keeping centered.
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Fabric is slitted to go around curves and glued.
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Aircraft turned over and glue applied to tubeing.
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Skin is not applied tight. It could bend tubeing when heating.
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Excessive fabric trimmed from this side.
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Top of fabric is glued and allowed to dry.
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Set iron for 200 degrees the first time over fabric.
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Second time at 250 then touch up glued edges.
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Make sure that all wrinkles are heated but don't overheat.
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Put gears back on and set on floor.
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Jim uses a liner for cockpit area to smooth skin and insulate.
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Fabric is then sized for back half of Aircraft.
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Fabric is clamped in place.
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At engine bay bulkhead don't glue on sides, only aft side.
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