Yankee-Toot
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Hi All
Well its been one week since I was in Texas learning how to build a wing rib, and today I started to build my first rib but ran into a bump...this was probably expected...thank goodness this is a minor bump.
The bump I speak of is wood cracking when trying to bend around the forming jig.... beginners mistake...when you start breaking parts the $$$
start adding up so its in your best interest to make a phone call and get the answer from the master builder.
I will be soaking my cap strips over night, put them in the bending jig in the morning; let it dry; and then its build time. We did this process a bit faster in Texas, but it should work the same way tomorrow.
Below is a picture of my work area in Michigan. Its not as cool as Tommy's
Toot factory but it will do for rib building.
More posts to come.
Matt
Yankee-Toot
286
Well its been one week since I was in Texas learning how to build a wing rib, and today I started to build my first rib but ran into a bump...this was probably expected...thank goodness this is a minor bump.
The bump I speak of is wood cracking when trying to bend around the forming jig.... beginners mistake...when you start breaking parts the $$$
start adding up so its in your best interest to make a phone call and get the answer from the master builder.
I will be soaking my cap strips over night, put them in the bending jig in the morning; let it dry; and then its build time. We did this process a bit faster in Texas, but it should work the same way tomorrow.
Below is a picture of my work area in Michigan. Its not as cool as Tommy's
Toot factory but it will do for rib building.
More posts to come.
Matt
Yankee-Toot
286
