I know its been awhile since the last post, but I think I pretty much exhausted interesting photos of flat panels and vacuum tables. I am finally done laminating the various panels (at least those on the full size plans). So now I am starting to fit the panels into the hull. This takes some careful layout due to the complex surface and the need for panels to be installed with specific orientations. The laser level helps to layout the straight lines along the curved hull surface, but a little creativity is needed to figure out how to support the laser at times.
In these photo, the panels are just set in place to determine if everything is fitting roughly. You may notice the red layout lines drawn on the hull with the help of the laser. So far all panels seem to match the contours well enough. Now I will start trimming the edges that sit on the hull to match the curvature more closely while also lining up the top edges with the hull centerline. Should be more entertaining than flat panels on a flat table ...
In these photo, the panels are just set in place to determine if everything is fitting roughly. You may notice the red layout lines drawn on the hull with the help of the laser. So far all panels seem to match the contours well enough. Now I will start trimming the edges that sit on the hull to match the curvature more closely while also lining up the top edges with the hull centerline. Should be more entertaining than flat panels on a flat table ...
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