Tag: sportsman
Planning for Wiring Runs in the Wings
Tips are great when you read them before you go down the wrong path. Here are a few that could save you some headache...
GlaStar and Sportsman Window Installation Tips
Installing the Windows: A friend suggested a new way of locating the plexiglass panes in the windows and doors of the Glastar. Window with...
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...
Fiberglass Parts Warping in Hot Storage
Glenn Culver sent this tip.
I've had a problem with warped GlaStar doors after storing them in a hot location. If I were to do it...
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...
Marking Parts
The purpose of marking parts is to be able to find it and place it in an assembly where it's supposed to go. Using...
Picking Up/Unloading Your Kit
Use of boat trailer for crate pickup: Living approximately 70 miles from the closest Consolidated Freight yard, the cost of a rental truck or...