Monday, August 18, 2025

Centuri Skylab Build, #KB-4, Part 14, Fitting The Shroud, Gluing The Fin Supports

The first dry fit of the shroud fit showed a gap.
Turns out the glue fillet on the tube and centering ring joint wouldn't allow the shroud to seat all the way down. The fillet was sanded and the centering ring hole slightly enlarged.

I got a better fit but one side was slightly high. The high side was sanded using a block.


Here's a better fit of the shroud on the lower body tube.
Line up the shroud seam with one of the large, square fins.






The solar panel (fin support) gluing area had the filler/primer scraped off for a better glue bond.

After placing on the tube, they were held down with rubber bands as the glue dried.

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