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Skyediamonds
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- May 26, 2018
Each section of wire was carefully measured & cut to slightly oversized length. I figured I could always cut the wire shorter but cannot possibly " grow" or stretch the wire longer.
The wires came carefully wound up in a large circle.
When satisfied with the lengths, I straightened them out by simply running them through my thumb & fingers & bending the wire opposite to the original bend until I was happy with the results. Sometimes I had to " over bend" such that when the tension was relaxed, the wire resumed a more straighten look, if this makes any sense.
I then cut a short length of brass tubing & slipped the wire inside using Gorilla epoxy. By using this epoxy instead of soldering, I had a few minutes to work out the final adjustments of lengths.
The ends were then epoxied into the predrilled holes of the fuselage & wings.
The wires came carefully wound up in a large circle.
When satisfied with the lengths, I straightened them out by simply running them through my thumb & fingers & bending the wire opposite to the original bend until I was happy with the results. Sometimes I had to " over bend" such that when the tension was relaxed, the wire resumed a more straighten look, if this makes any sense.
I then cut a short length of brass tubing & slipped the wire inside using Gorilla epoxy. By using this epoxy instead of soldering, I had a few minutes to work out the final adjustments of lengths.
The ends were then epoxied into the predrilled holes of the fuselage & wings.