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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: paulwells66 on October 19, 2020, 08:58:17 AM
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Do you wrap silkspan over wing and elevator joint or do you use a separate piece or do you put nothing at all im the joint?
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Another question in which you can get as many answers as there are modelers. Through the years I have done it many ways. A lot depends on the design. On full fuselage designs I have even laid fibre glass and resin in side the fuselage extending up on the sides over the joint. Usually the leading and trailing edge have a joint. Take a little time and go read through the construction articles of planes. I-beam wings usually don't have a center section joint also take apart planes. D>K
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just a combat streak where the wing to fuse joint is not perfect..a few little gaps.don't like using filler. thought I would either a) wrap a small piece of silkspan all the way around the joint or b) wrap the piece covering the fuselage side into the seam
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If you have gaps between wing and fuselage, cut and sand pieces to glue into the joint. Back in the day I remember kits telling me to lay a strip of cloth along the wing/fuselage joint. I learned to do it inside the fuse before putting top and bottom sheeting on. It all takes practice and thought. It is all called a learning curve. When I myself stop learning is when I go into the incenterator. D>K
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If you have gaps between wing and fuselage, cut and sand pieces to glue into the joint. Back in the day I remember kits telling me to lay a strip of cloth along the wing/fuselage joint. I learned to do it inside the fuse before putting top and bottom sheeting on. It all takes practice and thought. It is all called a learning curve. When I myself stop learning is when I go into the incenterator. D>K
I was thinking the same thing as I glued the wing..."boy I should have waited to sheet the top of the fuselage regardless of what the plans say :)
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Am I confused? You asked about wing and elevator, I assumed you meant stab and elevator. If stab/elevator my answer stands. If wing and fuselage, not sure what you are talking about. Any holes in the wing to fuselage joint, I fill with appropriate size balsa. D>K
talking about both...and referring to using silkspan to make the seam clean and a smooth transition. like a fillet