April 2007 Build Photos
Apr 07 Build Hours: 47
25-Apr-07
25 Apr 07.
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Fillets on the inside corners. |
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Covered with epoxy. |
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23 Apr 07.
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More shots of the wet box mold. |
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20 Apr 07.
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Side frames and bottom cut. |
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Sides cut. |
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17 Apr 07.
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Pulling off the peel ply. |
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16 Apr 07.
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Ready to go. |
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Carbon uni's wet out and the keel coated with epoxy and cab-o-sil. |
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Carbon uni's in the axel area. |
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and the keel blade. |
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other side. |
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Reinforcments. |
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1st layer of carbon fabric. |
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Kevlar partly wet out. |
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Kevlar in place. |
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Next layer of carbon. |
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And in the vacuum bag. |
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Reward for a hard day! |
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15 Apr 07.
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Kevlar cut. |
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And the carbon |
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The plastic pattern. |
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11 Apr 07.
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Ready for final sanding. |
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Added fairing compound to the low spots. |
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10 Apr 07.
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The keel with.... |
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... the clamps... |
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... removed. |
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And rough... |
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..faired. |
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Getting closer. |
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Leading edge. |
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Mostly faired. |
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Adding the trailing edge section. |
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09 Apr 07.
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Three of the sections epoxied.... |
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... together, with the forth getting epoxied. |
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A close-up of the keel bulb plate. |
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And the G10 tube.... |
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.... for the axel. |
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08 Apr 07.
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All sections have been rough profiled.... |
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... and the slots for the.... |
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...bulb plate cut. |
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Sections all aligned.... |
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...and marked for the axel shaft. |
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Axel shaft holes.... |
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...drilled. |
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05 Apr 07.
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2 sections profiled.... |
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... with slots cut for bulb plate. |
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Gave up on the band saw.... |
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And cut the profile with the saber saw. |
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4 sections rought trimmed to shape. |
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03 Apr 07.
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Close up of the slot and the carbon rod. |
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Bonding in the carbon rod. |
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New vacuum to help control the carbon dust. |
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Profile cut. |
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Close up of the slot for the blub plate. |
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Next section marked for cutting. |
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