{"id":1248,"date":"2017-03-24T13:30:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T18:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?page_id=1248"},"modified":"2017-09-09T17:43:35","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T22:43:35","slug":"how-to-sand-aileron-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?page_id=1248","title":{"rendered":"How to sand aileron tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the workbench I have a Wicked Wanda<\/a> from RCM Plans. \u00a0Before I can cover the plane, I still need to fit the ailerons. \u00a0As you can see in the first photo I have cut a pair of ailerons from tapered stock, but the tips are not finished yet.<\/p>\n

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I am going to show you a method of finishing the tips of strip ailerons. \u00a0This works well with slanted Hoerner tips as well as flat tips. \u00a0With a bit of care you can apply the same method to rounded wing tips. \u00a0Here’s what my wing tip looks like without the aileron.<\/p>\n

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The first step is to prepare the aileron root for the torque rod, if your plane is so equipped. \u00a0Measure and drill the hole, then cut a groove for the rod.<\/p>\n

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Insert the rod and place a spacer at the root of the aileron. \u00a0I’m using a piece of 1\/32″ plywood. \u00a0\"DSC_0206\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The torque rod helps to hold the aileron in place later while you are sanding, so if you are building a plane with no torque rods (servos in the wings) you may find it useful to hold the aileron with masking tape.<\/p>\n

Now hold the aileron at a zero deflection angle, using the other aileron as a brace to hold it in place. \u00a0You could use a ruler of course, but I happen to have another aileron handy.<\/p>\n

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You can see the unfinished end of the aileron in the above photo. \u00a0Now hold everything very firmly and\u00a0sand the end of the aileron flush with the wing tip using a sanding block.<\/p>\n

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After you sand it, this is what it should look like.<\/p>\n

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