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Yesterday's layup was cured, so first task for today was to sand
the surfaces down to match.
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Unfortunately, I found that the layup hadn't bonded to the sides.
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So, I had to cut off the offending layers and sand them smooth.
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Some of the sanded areas went nearly through the part altogether.
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I made another layup over these areas seven layers thick. During which, I
learned why the last layup had a void. The bend around the corner is just too
tight for the sticky-ness of the epoxy to hold everything together. So, this
time I used tape to draw it all tight. It wasn't perfect...I hope I don't end up
with another void.
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While that was curing, I used the new seaming tool to bend the flange of the
inner stiffening doubler. I used this angle gauge to make the angle of the seamed
edge as consistent as possible.
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Here is how the layers will stack up. The seamed edge covers the .040 stiffening
doubler of the center arm rest compartment (simulated here by a piece of .025 scrap.
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