ActingLikeAKid
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This is going to be my first FG build. I'm excited and nervous. Package arrived from Wildman yesterday. I've got almost everything I need; here's the "check my parts" shot:
The cork on the NC is in part for scale, and in part because that thing is SHARP. Like "could really injure you" sharp. I'm considering sanding/grinding it down just a little bit because I have small curious children and I don't want any accidents.
Open questions: Trying to figure out: I think the screw eye will fit in the NC; going to be an interesting job getting it in there. I'm thinking maybe finding a deep socket that I can wedge it into, then using a socket extension to carefully screw it in. Also trying to decide the best way to attach the rail buttons. Since they're plastic, I want a removable screw. Wildman's suggestion seems to be to self-tap through the fiberglass, but I'm concerned that that will strip over time. Thinking about epoxying a small nut inside the BT and using that.
Or just getting the Apogee railbuttons with the t-nuts included.
Test fit went fine. Fins are loose, centering rings don't fit at all [edit: Centering rings have tabs on them, they look like they'll fit fine once those are sanded off. Edit 2: Spoke with Tim @ Wildman. This is my first FG build so I wasn't sure what to expect. The fins are loose in that they don't need sanding to fit, but they aren't sloppy. Tim offered to recut me a body tube with a tight fit. Great customer service, but what I have will work fine. Build will proceed. ], tube ends need smoothing. Up next: Bathtime!
Need to get: mask for sanding, foam board for fin jig.
[UPDATE: Skip to page 3 for the meat of the build if you're interested in that and not all of my questions and the back-and-forth]
The cork on the NC is in part for scale, and in part because that thing is SHARP. Like "could really injure you" sharp. I'm considering sanding/grinding it down just a little bit because I have small curious children and I don't want any accidents.
Open questions: Trying to figure out: I think the screw eye will fit in the NC; going to be an interesting job getting it in there. I'm thinking maybe finding a deep socket that I can wedge it into, then using a socket extension to carefully screw it in. Also trying to decide the best way to attach the rail buttons. Since they're plastic, I want a removable screw. Wildman's suggestion seems to be to self-tap through the fiberglass, but I'm concerned that that will strip over time. Thinking about epoxying a small nut inside the BT and using that.
Or just getting the Apogee railbuttons with the t-nuts included.
Test fit went fine. Fins are loose, centering rings don't fit at all [edit: Centering rings have tabs on them, they look like they'll fit fine once those are sanded off. Edit 2: Spoke with Tim @ Wildman. This is my first FG build so I wasn't sure what to expect. The fins are loose in that they don't need sanding to fit, but they aren't sloppy. Tim offered to recut me a body tube with a tight fit. Great customer service, but what I have will work fine. Build will proceed. ], tube ends need smoothing. Up next: Bathtime!
Need to get: mask for sanding, foam board for fin jig.
[UPDATE: Skip to page 3 for the meat of the build if you're interested in that and not all of my questions and the back-and-forth]
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