KR> Repair to a Longeron

2008-10-12 Thread Allen Wiesner
I had bent the lower fuselage longerons to the shape of the fuselage this morning with no (apparent) problem. Went out to do some shopping this afternoon and when I returned I found one had snapped about 4' from the front end. Should I scarf in a new piece and then swap ends so that the joint

KR> Repair to a Longeron

2008-10-12 Thread Russ Kendall
Tough break Allen, I haven't bent mine yet. So, my heart goes out to you in this. If your'e going to swap ends, that means taking apart all your glued up joints, (that sounds horrible). The repair should be stronger than the original wood. I would probably just try and repair the break, and then be