Clamps shims and magnets then hope for a straight wing. The table is inch and a half furniture grade birch with metal plate glued to the top. The bow in the middle is about the depth of three sheets of paper.

working at how to raise the spoilers with a small servo located at the spoiler. Some good weather has slowed down building.

Jerry

What size spinner should would be right for this sailplane?

From what i remember of Bob's bird, prolly about 40-50mm, but maybe a (Radian's) replacement would be OK

Thanks, I'll cut some discs those sizes and see how it looks

Just received one of these short kits myself. Will be following closely.

images are giving me trouble downloading. Rather large nose block . A lot of it will be sanded away

Some images of the wing construction. The parts are not sized the same as shown on the plans so a bit of change here and there

Looks like things are moving along quite well

what motor, prop, and esc combo do you plan to run as I want to make mine electric as well.

With good flying weather and Joe Nall building took a back seat. Today it is 93 in the shade at 6:15PM. The small window unit in my shop has not shut down all afternoon. Do I have to include the price of electricity in the cost of building this thing.

The rear tube support 1/4 inch spar was not cut in the ribs. If you are building this plane from a laser cut kit check ribs 1,2,3 and 4 for the upper and lower notches for the supporting spar for the rear tube.

Dualsky XM2838EG-14L motor
Aeronaut Cam 14"X8" prop

from Aloft hobbies

Most likely I will get the local hobby shop to pick out an appropriate esc. We have a knowledgeable individual running the shop in Cary.

What is the best way to brace the polyhedral joint. using welding wire as shown does not look good. Do sailplanes use this often?

[quote=cbarnes0061;41836205]just received one of these short kits myself.

the notches for the rear spar were left off by the laser cutter.
Much easer to fix if you recognize this and cut the notches before gluing the bottom sheeting on