Greg,
I went back to my build site to refresh my memory on how I trimmed
that part of the CM.
Year #2, Q4 2003, pics 6 & 7 show the CM ready to bond in place. You
can get a good idea how I trimmed my CM there.
You certainly can trim it as you indicate and provide additional
bonding area and strength, but understand that it will be at a weight
penalty.
Yes, there are lots of critters ready to take over your space and many
are willing and able to fight you for it. I need to work out some
better way to seal the big door on my shop from the critters. Also
seal in some heat!
Check six,
Bob Borger
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On Jan 10, 2009, at 23:47, Greg Fuchs wrote:
> To list,
>
> When I was marking the cockpit module for cutting a long time ago,
> it seemed
> like the scribe lines at the sides of the module (near the back end)
> went up
> in an angled, circular fashion as seen in the picture. I assume that
> most
> people cut the scribe line parallel to the (already cut)opening. Did
> anyone
> see it like I did, and cut the way I have it marked? An advantage of
> cutting
> it that way would be that it would give more surface area for the
> glue to
> hold the CP module to the fuselage, in that area.
> Regards,
> Greg
>
> The extra picture: be careful who comes in to the hangar (and lurks
> in wait)
> to watch you build! It is hard to tell from the picture, but 'it'
> was a
> pretty good size, or at least a runner up. Last years winner had
> black and
> white colored hairs all around its legs and body. I had difficulty
> getting
> pictures of him. He seemed to know that I was on to him. Both have
> met their
> makers :)
>
>
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