Matt's RV-8 Project



Matt Dralle's RV-8 Project
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Date:  4-28-2013
Number of Hours:  1.00
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Brief Description:  Plexiglass Canopy Initial Cut & Fit - Part 02

After three more incremental fitting cuts, I'm pleased to report that things are fitting pretty darn well! Its a pretty tight pinch in the back, but its do-able. The gap in the front under the wind screen is very small and the fit over the compound curve of the instrument panel came out pretty close to perfect. That also took three cut-fit-cut-fit sessions. I'm very pleased with the initial cut and fit.

Next up, I have to mark and drill the screw holes along the top canopy frame tube at 2" intervals. Yeah, this is where it could go bad; real bad. Any time you drill in Plexiglass, you're just asking for the drill bit to catch and cause a crack. But, I'll save that stress for the next time!
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Initial Cut Complete

Initial Cut Complete

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Initial Fitting

Initial Fitting

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Initial Fitting

Initial Fitting

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