Hello Everyone,
Thank you all for the kind words, it’s very encouraging. Finally finished the sheet metal work. It looks ok from 20 feet away, but up close, it’s quite wavy and lumpy. It is what it is.
I had to get extra sheet metal because I screwed up a couple of pieces. I think I ended up getting 26 gauge and I originally used 24 gauge. I’m not too good at measuring thickness, so not sure on numbers, but the new stuff I got was thinner, easier to shape and still held its bend. I considered redoing all the panels in the new lighter sheet to save weight, but then I said, “Nah, too much time”.
I weighed the fairing and I got approximately 13 lbs.
Started working on the buck/mold for the plexi windshield I plan to make. I used a bunch of 3/4” plywood pieces to make a block, then started whitteling it down. Still more shaping to do, then spackle and sand to get a smooth finish. I was then hoping to heatt up a sheet of plexi in the oven and drape it over this buck. Looks like a potential for wrinkling. We’ll see how it goes.
