Tag: aluminum
Adding Inspection Holes to the GlaStar or Sportsman Wing
Cutting inspection plate holes: Here is one way to cut (perhaps scribe is a better choice of words) a nice inspection circle in your...
Metalworking Tips
Deburring rivet holes: A 3" Scotchbrite wheel in a variable speed drill motor does a very fast job of deburring long lines of rivet...
Riveting the GlaStar Top Skins
Riveting on the top skins: I used saw horses, carefully set up, to support the wings instead of putting them back in the wing...
GlaStar Wing Assembly Tips
Positioning the leading edge wing skins: In positioning the leading edge wing skins, I found it easier to start by clamping one edge in...
Aluminum Skin Protective Plastic
While building and storing the various pieces of your GlaStar it is advisable to leave the white protective coating on the skin sections as...
Rib and Skin Fitting
Skin/rib fitting: I'm sharing my experience with horizontal stabilizer skinning, for the benefit of anyone else who's having trouble pulling the skin far enough...
GlaStar Wing Spar Tips
There is quite a bit of manufacturing tolerance in the spar assemblies. My aft spar was a good .10" shorter than it should have...
Elevator Building Tips for the GlaStar and Sportsman
Keeping twist out of the aft elevator partial spar: There is a discontinuity between the aft edges of the elevator respective to each end...
Drilling Tips
With so many holes that need to be drilled in a typical GlaStar or Sportsman, it pays to learn some tricks to do it...
Horizontal Stabilizer Building Tips for the GlaStar and Sportsman
Building a horizontal stabilizer jig: We got the full kit Jan 2nd (1996). Got it home without incident. There was a key part on...