Thanks Steve! I just returned from the hardware store with a 40' ladder
and some studs for bracing the wings in a vertical position. I also had
to replace my hollow points with jacketed ball to keep the holes to a
reasonable size. I was able to do the 18 meter tips with the same shot
as the wings by carefully placing a steel deflector plate at the correct
angle inside the joint before connecting the tip. It took three tries
on the first wing (and a bit of epoxy and cotton flock), but the second
wing was accomplished with a single shot. The 15 meter tips were a
simple matter of using a long drill bit (of the proper diameter, of
course). :-D

On 8/19/2015 7:57 AM, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 10:01:44 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Those look pretty neat, but wouldn't the wires to power the lights
duct taped to the wing increase drag a bit? ;-)

You are taking the wrong approach, Dan. Since power tools and your wings give you the shudders, let's take an approach that you are more comfortable with.

Using your .45, line the barrel up perpendicular to the root rib, parallel to the spar centerline. Fire. You now have a clear path root to tip inside the wing to route the wires. Stand wing on end, use fishing line and sinkers to place your "wire pull through cord" through the holes. This is the fun part where you get to be nearly 30 feet in the air to be able to lower the line and sinkers through the wing. Set wing back down on saw horses, and pull wires through wing. Note: Once the wires are in place, you will need to seal the ends of the ballast tanks in the LAK. If you had bought a ship with water bags instead of tanks, you could have skipped this step.

You will probably want to buy two sets of lights and install connectors so you can have the lights on either the 15 or 18 meter tips. I don't recall if the LAK 18 meter tips have a dihedral joint in them. If they do, it will require two shots from the .45 and a little duct tape near the corner.

:-) You are welcome.

Steve

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Dan Marotta