Steve,
Nice you let us know how beautiful your weather is while I suffer along up
here with three heaters in the garage and rain everywhere. However I do get
a bit of satisfaction when I figure you will be sanding next summer when
your teperatures will be well over 100!!!!
Bob (gosh its starting to look like an airplane) Jacobsen
A131
From: HAGARGS@aol.com
>Subject: Learning curve items
>Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 01:27:03 EST
>
>I'm into my build about two and a half months now and have come across
>several items that have made life much easier:
>
>1. Dump the "dry wall scrapers" that come with the kit to squeegee epoxy.
>I
>went to an auto body supply shop and found some 3M wet/dry rubber
>squeegees (pt#'s 05517 & 05518). They work quite nicely around the curved
>leading edges and tips of the horizontal stabilizers. Real curve huggers.
>
>2. Make your self one of those hot wire cutters that Burt Rutan describes
>in
>his book ($14 pamphlet!?). It's a hell of a lot more fun than trying to
>form
>surfaces with a hack saw blade like you are asked to do in the builder's
>manual.
>
>3. Replace the peel ply you get in the kit with some 1.7 oz poly-dacron
>from
>Aircraft Spruce (pt# 09-00090) its a great deal easier to cut accurately
>and
>leaves a nice fine surface when removed.
>
>Just a note for you guys in the northern climes: I had a real pleasant
>evening last night in the garage with the door open. It was a nice balmy
>70
>degrees out there. Oh and all the neighbors have their Christmas lights
>up.
>
>Steve Hagar
>A143
>Mesa, AZ
>
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