First, Build a Shed

[Cherrybark]

One Laker Leading Edge down and one to go. I liked the look and the simplicity of the straight lines on Esser's project and decided to do the same.

The trailing edge of the glass was trimmed, 30 3/4" from the end of the ribs, to give a clean edge. The LLE is thin and can be easily cut with a pair of kitchen shear scissors. Clecos set the alignment, extra adhesive tape on the main ribs and small spring clamps on the false ribs held the mat against the ribs. On the bottom of the wing, the tape strips were wrapped around the spar to form the shape. Once the tape was in place, the Clecos came out and went through an acetone cleanup.

This isn't a difficult job and at this stage of the project, you'll have enough experience with Hysol to know you don't have to rush to beat epoxy cure times. There is a definite sense that this has to be done correctly and the LLE has to lay properly against the spar extrusions and the ribs. Once the Hysol cures it had better be correct.