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Senior Member
Re: ss7 build is coming together
The lace spacing is 2.5 inches. That's not reinforcing tape on the false ribs its finish tape.
Ken
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Re: ss7 build is coming together
Thank you much Ken. Your ss7 is looking good.
Leonardo.
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Senior Member
Re: ss7 build is coming together
The basic spacing is 2.5", but you have to adjust this somewhat so you miss the underlying cross bracing and still end up with nice straight lines of rib lacing. I used a 1" wide strip of fiberglass trimmed from the wingtips and marked my rib lace positions on it so I could then move it from one rib to the next and make sure all laces missed structural braces on all ribs. It took a few tries before I settled on a final rib lace pattern.
Also, you should purchase a builder's manual and a Polyfiber covering manual from Kitfox, if you don't have these already. They explain in detail where all the finish tapes go.
Jim
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Re: ss7 build is coming together
Thanks Jim. Poly-fiber manual and DVD should be on the mail box today or tomorrow. Good idea on the fiberglass strip.
Leonardo
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