cgwendling
Well-Known Member
I came home from work today and I decided to glue up the horizontal stab. and the vertical stab. Well, all was going great until I had to mix up another batch of epoxy to finish the vert. stab. Since the smallest batch I can mix up is two tablespoons, I wanted to use the rest up. So, I had some pieces partially cut up on my fuselage. I figured I'll quickly cut the pieces to fit and glue them up.
It was the last three pieces that got me. It was the bolting blocks for the horizontal stab. and the vert. stab. I hadn't eaten, it was around 8:30 pm, I'm tired, so I'm rushing. I was sure the plan said 12"!
I go out for a smoke around 10:00 pm and I was checking my clamps, (sometimes they pop off for no reason: ). I look at the tail of my fuselage and it doesn't look right. Sure enough, where I glued the blocks in at 12" was suppose to be 21".
Tear it apart!:wail: Thank heaven the epoxy was still semi soft. I chiseled it off and threw it in the trash. Try again tomorrow.
I guess the lesson is this, if your tired don't rush, and don't try and save time by reading the plans upside down.
It was the last three pieces that got me. It was the bolting blocks for the horizontal stab. and the vert. stab. I hadn't eaten, it was around 8:30 pm, I'm tired, so I'm rushing. I was sure the plan said 12"!
I go out for a smoke around 10:00 pm and I was checking my clamps, (sometimes they pop off for no reason
: ). I look at the tail of my fuselage and it doesn't look right. Sure enough, where I glued the blocks in at 12" was suppose to be 21". Tear it apart!:wail: Thank heaven the epoxy was still semi soft.
I chiseled it off and threw it in the trash. Try again tomorrow. I guess the lesson is this, if your tired don't rush, and don't try and save time by reading the plans upside down.
