[Wing] Simultaneous Wing Building

arrvee arrvee at vcn.bc.ca
Wed Feb 6 16:23:39 PST 2002


Ted  When  I built mine I had 3 feet between centers but the bottom surfaces
of the wing faced each other  Larry
-----Original Message-----
From: Tedd McHenry <tedd at vansairforce.org>
To: Western Canada Wing List <wing at vansairforce.org>
Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 2:32 PM
Subject: [Wing] Simultaneous Wing Building


>I'm looking for opinions on building both wings simultaneously.  The idea
>appeals to me, as it seems to be a bit more efficient.  If nothing else, it
>should save some redundant head-scratching time, which can be quite
>significant!  If I had unlimited space, I'm pretty sure I'd want to do it.
>
>However, I feel that I may not have enough space to do it comfortably.  I'm
>working in a two-room workshop.  The wing assembly room is 10' by 13'6".
>Nothing else needs to go in that room except the wing and jig, but at the
>moment it houses a few other things (tool cabinets, plans table, etc.).  So
I
>could build side-by-side wing jigs with approximately 3.5 feet spacing from
>wall to wing CL, and between wing CLs.  This seems a bit tight, to me.  (In
>case you're wondering, the door is in the center of one end wall, nearly a
>straight shot out to the other room once the wings are done.)
>
>Does anyone who's tried simultaneous wings have an opinion on whether the
space
>I have is adequate?
>
>
>Tedd McHenry
>Van's Air Force
>Western Canada Wing
>tedd at vansairforce.org
>www.vansairforce.org
>
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