Friday, September 16, 2022

Estes Space Shuttle Columbia Build #1385, Part 5, Gluing Up The Wing

The wing is glued up from eight pieces of die-cut balsa.

Here's the back end showing the near fit.
Some block sanding was needed to get a tighter fit of the edges.
I look for areas that are touching and lightly sand that area. That should bring the glue edge gaps closer together.

 
What looks like a little hole in the upper picture is a small die-crush bit. that will be filled when the entire wing is painted with CWF.

The center pieces were the worst of the group.
The centerline was sanded again where the edges touched until I got the best fit.





This is a dry fit of the assembly - no glue yet.

The fit of the joints is much better.




I was more concerned with the inside joint fits.
The outside edges are easily cleaned up and rounded off after the glue on the entire wing assembly has dried.

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