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Building Tips and technical articles. => Building techniques => Topic started by: wwwarbird on March 29, 2011, 06:43:56 PM
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Sorry for the blurry pics here, but I made this tool up the other night while working on a new Challenger .15 wing. I prefer to leave the laser cut "plugs" in the ribs until the wing is framed up so removing them afterward can be a little tricky.
After a little head scratching I took a scrap piece of dowel and razor sawed an angle into it about 3/4 of the way through at roughly a 45 degree angle. Then I took a brand new #11 blade and CA'd it firmly into the slot.
One note, this can be considered a right or left hand tool. When you get ready to glue the blade in pay attention to the direction it faces in relation to the handle.
There you go, a custom Rib Plug Remover Tool Thingamajig...
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been there - done that exact same thing - (I think hthe pics of that one are in the Lark build on RSM site)
I have found it easier to manipulate a blade to put a 90degree bend in the end that does into the knife - then use the exacto knife jaws to hold it - I have a pic somewhere.
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That's interesting. I've built two wings so far with big cutouts, and I think out of all that I've only crunched one rib. So my solution to the problem would be to just cut out and dress the holes before the wing's together.
But a creative solution to a vexing problem is always nice to find.
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Tim, thats all well and good, until your jig holes are located in the lightening holes plugs,, muah ha ha,, HB~>
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Tim, thats all well and good, until your jig holes are located in the lightening holes plugs,, muah ha ha,, HB~>
You're right Mark - and thats exactly why that "tool" is needed - some of the RSM jig holes are in the cutouts and get tought to cut out - especially after you have sheeted the LE
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Tim, thats all well and good, until your jig holes are located in the lightening holes plugs,, muah ha ha,, HB~>
What a perverted place to put your jig holes! Why didn't I think of doing that?