mercredi 11 juin 2008


Blister embossed on annealed brass sheet.

Female part of matched-die set being machined for embossing wheel blister.

View of wing bottom with radiator recess and brass cutout taped in place.

Top half on. The fit is gratifyingly snug.

Rib and spar assembly on bottom wing-half.

Ribs and spars assembled. To my delight, they fit together nice and tight, not requiring any soldering. After all that work however I realised that the notch on the spar for rib 12 in fact corresponded to rib 12a AAARGH!!!!

These are the ribs (5,8 and 12) being cut on the 3D mill table out of 1mm brass with a 0,5mm mill bit.