Today I continued to trim the fiberglass
engine cowlings. Having previously
completed the trimming on the lower cowling I turned my attention to the upper
cowling. I began by sanding the edges of
the lower cowling to the scribe lines.
I used a section of 1x4 with 80 grit
sandpaper glued to one side. I also used
a 4” dia. Section of PVC pipe with sandpaper glued around it. Using these sanding blocks the work went
well. After completing the sanding on
the lower section I used the Dremel tool to trim the upper section. I then sanded the edges and clamped the upper
section to the lower section to check the fit.
The sections seem to line up and fit well. Tomorrow I will take them back to the hangar
at the airport.
