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To: Delta 21

no rushing, but one must move swiftly once the epoxy is mixed.


3,956 posted on 11/12/2005 2:14:03 PM PST by King Prout (many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
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walp... alea iacta est: the final assembly is done.

I got it done before the epoxy set. I believe I owe that to the fact that I cranked the AC to a chilly 50 degrees before starting, slowing the epoxy's set time.

as far as I can tell, the runout edges of the back and belly elements clear the sides of the core in all areas, but I'm not certain - squeezed-out epoxy makes it difficult to see certain areas. Fortunately I have about .125" remaining to plane/sand off the overall core width, so I have some wiggle room.

I don't think the glue lines will be as clean as I would prefer. TFB. This is, after all, an experiment/prototype. What matters more than all else is that (1)I have learned a great deal and (2)it works.

However...I will not know until tomorrow whether I have succeeded or failed in #2.

3,960 posted on 11/12/2005 2:22:12 PM PST by King Prout (many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
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