Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Freedom 7 Build Part 22 Fins


I tried to save some time by gang sanding the steering vanes pieces.
All were taped side by side and the taper marked with a pencil.

I couldn't sand them like this, they moved around too much. I ended up removing the tape and sanding separately.


Following the same sanding directions from the last post, here's a finished steering vane ready for filling.

And, the four main fins.

After applying filler, sanding with 400 grit sandpaper will sharpen the leading edge "wedge" even more. Just take it slow, always take a moment and "set" the block flat on the taper before sanding.

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