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Planning for Wiring Runs in the Wings

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Use of boat trailer for crate pickup: Living approximately 70 miles from the closest Consolidated Freight yard, the cost of a rental truck or...