When building the "I" struts, I had to come up with a simple, yet not-too-ugly system for the leadouts. I ended up using plywood, a carbon graphite shaft and JB weld to craft what you see in the pictures. I had to make an educated guess where they should be by hanging the plane by the leadout wires and seeing where the balance was (very slightly nose down now). I originally thought about making some sort of adjustable guide, but gave up for sake of simplicity. I originally thought I would press brass eyelets in the holes. But now I'm thinking I should just test fly it as is in case I need to move the holes. My old Sterling Great Lakes had leadouts that were just holes in wood and I never had any problem with them, so I'm guessing I should be all right for a few flights without the wires sawing through the plywood, or plywood damaging the leadout wires.
Am I being naive ?? This plane is bigger, heavier and probably has twice the power of the old Fox .35-powered Great Lakes.
So far, I still haven't spent a penny on this build, using only stuff I've had lying around for years, including old dope and even fuel for testing the engine. In a way, this forced cheapness, has probably become a somewhat unhealthy obsession now (as evidenced by the glow igniter battery pack I made because my old one holds a charge for about 30 seconds).