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Old 01-01-2014, 01:42 PM
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Joe, you also might try a strap duplicator and drill from the top
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Old 01-01-2014, 04:16 PM
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Joe, you also might try a strap duplicator and drill from the top
I thought about this and was about to order them when I realized the thickness is probably too large for the strap duplicators. They're made for skins best I can tell. I don't know for sure though. They might work in this case. It's moot now.

I got it solved and am very happy with the results. Here's what I did. I clamped the longerons to the gusset according to the plans. I match drilled the longerons to the skins according to plans. Then I skipped drilling the gusset and did steps 7 through 10. Then I marked the gussets and longerons where they were clamped together to make sure the don;t move and I removed the skins. After verifying that nothing moved, I simply drilled up from the bottom with a long bit. Trivial at that point.

Thanks for all the suggestions.





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Old 01-02-2014, 08:57 AM
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Joe, if I remember correctly that's exactly what I did at that point in the build. As a side note: from the fuselage on I just used the instructions as a guide line and checklist. The order of things are not perfect and I often build using a different order than the plans. I read through an entire section first to understand the construction and think through all of the steps. I often rearrange the steps or add notes to be sure to complete something prior to the next step.

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