by HC85 » Mon Nov 02, 2015 1:42 pm
Hello Todd, welcome aboard!
Hmmm, looking back at my old Wick’s receipts I purchased 540 feet of 1/4x1/4 spruce for the cap strips. And I had some left over, which will, and has come/came in handy for other items during construction. My left over amount was not enough to scold myself for buying too much, so take it for what it’s worth.
To build the ribs I also bought a 4x4 sheet of 1/16, 3/16 and ¼ plywood from Wicks. I really like the wood I get from Wicks, and they are just two states over from me, causing helping delivery to be prompt.
I made my rib jigs so I could glue the entire rib in one setting. I used toggle clamps on top of a board with Plexiglas over the board, and I used nylon blocks for the spar blank areas and for the outline of the capstrips. Beware, your plans may not have the correct spar center to center dimension, so you may have to either plot a new rib section, or what I did was to “modify” the print to work, by making a copy and cutting and pasting etc. That worked out fine. If you choose to use your prints and they do not have the correct center to center dimension ( I think it was 24 or 25 in, help me out here guys) Just make sure the center section spar center to center dimension is the same, so the outer panels will hook up to the center section correctly.
I bought the toggle clamps on-line cheaper than any place I found local. I think it was the toggle clamp store or something like that. I have them in a bag and I don’t think I will be needing them right away, so if you decide to go that route, I can let you borrow them, no problem. Just give me a shout.
I am going to try and attach photos of my rib jigs for you. They worked great. No flipping over to glue on the opposite side gussets. Do it all at once, no nails staples etc. This site is a treasure of information! You have a ton of experience I am sure we will all benefit from. Again, welcome!
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Hello Todd, welcome aboard!
Hmmm, looking back at my old Wick’s receipts I purchased 540 feet of 1/4x1/4 spruce for the cap strips. And I had some left over, which will, and has come/came in handy for other items during construction. My left over amount was not enough to scold myself for buying too much, so take it for what it’s worth.
To build the ribs I also bought a 4x4 sheet of 1/16, 3/16 and ¼ plywood from Wicks. I really like the wood I get from Wicks, and they are just two states over from me, causing helping delivery to be prompt.
I made my rib jigs so I could glue the entire rib in one setting. I used toggle clamps on top of a board with Plexiglas over the board, and I used nylon blocks for the spar blank areas and for the outline of the capstrips. Beware, your plans may not have the correct spar center to center dimension, so you may have to either plot a new rib section, or what I did was to “modify” the print to work, by making a copy and cutting and pasting etc. That worked out fine. If you choose to use your prints and they do not have the correct center to center dimension ( I think it was 24 or 25 in, help me out here guys) Just make sure the center section spar center to center dimension is the same, so the outer panels will hook up to the center section correctly.
I bought the toggle clamps on-line cheaper than any place I found local. I think it was the toggle clamp store or something like that. I have them in a bag and I don’t think I will be needing them right away, so if you decide to go that route, I can let you borrow them, no problem. Just give me a shout.
I am going to try and attach photos of my rib jigs for you. They worked great. No flipping over to glue on the opposite side gussets. Do it all at once, no nails staples etc. This site is a treasure of information! You have a ton of experience I am sure we will all benefit from. Again, welcome![attachment=4]002.JPG[/attachment][attachment=3]003.JPG[/attachment]