I am rolling the leading edge. As the pictures show I've not done a good job avoiding the "crease".
My concerns are these. I can force the two sides together and cleco them. Everything appears to seat very cleanly. But the joint is under a lot of stress trying to pull back apart. I've done an hour or so of massaging and nothing seems to improve.
Also, the plans show a dimension from the R-902 spar to the joint. On my rudder the apex is about 1/4" shorter than the published span (1 3/4" at the root and 1 5/8" at the tip).
I'm sure this is all the result of my poor rolling job. Will this dimension and the stress of the joint give me problems down the road or can I call this a rookie performance?
My concerns are these. I can force the two sides together and cleco them. Everything appears to seat very cleanly. But the joint is under a lot of stress trying to pull back apart. I've done an hour or so of massaging and nothing seems to improve.
Also, the plans show a dimension from the R-902 spar to the joint. On my rudder the apex is about 1/4" shorter than the published span (1 3/4" at the root and 1 5/8" at the tip).
I'm sure this is all the result of my poor rolling job. Will this dimension and the stress of the joint give me problems down the road or can I call this a rookie performance?