Tom Martin
Well Known Member
The 14 canopy is a rather large item and needs to be handled carefully. Holding the unit for trimming and fitting requires a steady but flexible work surface.
Typically I use chunks of foam for this job they all seem to have gone missing.
When I unpacked the finish kit I filled four garbage bags with packing paper and set them aside in anticipation of fitting the canopy. Here they are with one wrap
of duct tape to hold them loosely together
Now for the canopy. A bed of material like this allows you to rotate and slide the canopy around to make working on all edges convenient, yet stable.
This fitting went quite well, with just a bit of material removed from the aft corners and material, as per plans, removed from the front. It was on and off the
airplane more then a few times to get the fit I wanted. Three and a half hours, from start to ready to drill.
Note the pile of firewood! It is necessary to get the shop quite warm when working with plexi.
Typically I use chunks of foam for this job they all seem to have gone missing.
When I unpacked the finish kit I filled four garbage bags with packing paper and set them aside in anticipation of fitting the canopy. Here they are with one wrap
of duct tape to hold them loosely together
Now for the canopy. A bed of material like this allows you to rotate and slide the canopy around to make working on all edges convenient, yet stable.
This fitting went quite well, with just a bit of material removed from the aft corners and material, as per plans, removed from the front. It was on and off the
airplane more then a few times to get the fit I wanted. Three and a half hours, from start to ready to drill.
Note the pile of firewood! It is necessary to get the shop quite warm when working with plexi.
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