Agree 100 percent with everything said by Tony K
BUT
one thing. In addition to safety goggles and ear muffs, dont forget a face
mask/ respirator. If not available a hankerchief (worn cowboy style will
do).
I think this is more important than everything as glassfibre dust in the
lungs is not good news. Maybe I am stating the obvious.
I would go on to say that although we have a Dremel and it can be really
handy we try not to use it for cutting because the dust gets everywhere. A
good jigsaw with a fine metal cutting/ plastics blade is just as good and
no dust. The glass cuts away in small chips.
>
> You'll need to trim the edges to get a tidy join when the two parts
> overlap. Believe me, a 1" overlapped joint glued with Redux is going to
> be so strong you'll never have to worry about it. Keeping the joint to
> the required size is also going to save you the weight of the extra edge
> plus the weight of the Redux.
>
> Finding the trim line however is a fun exercise. Go steal a good soft
> (2B) pencil from your kids. Using the side of the pencil tip scrub over
> the area where the trim line should be as if you are doing a brass
> rubbing. The trim line will magically appear. Then dig out your dremel
> with permagrit cutting disk, put on a set of ear muffs and safety
> glasses and annoy your neighbours for a couple of hours with the noise.
>
> Second thing to remember... HAVE FUN!
>
> Regards
>
> Tony
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: First real question
>
>
> I am now an official builder, die to the airplane parts in my
> garage. I am building the monowheel motorglider, sans wings right now. I
> am almost through the tail kit and am wondering about the fuselage. I am
> starting the fuselage which includes trimming the edge. Looking at it,
> it looks like there is plenty of overlap and I wonder what the reason
> for trimming is. It would seem that the critical joint there should have
> as much meat as possible. The trimming line refereed to in the manual if
> there seems like my imagination. Anyone with any inputs on this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Anderson
> Gardnerville, NV
> A227
>
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