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Date: 5-29-2012
Number of Hours: 1.70
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Brief Description: Capstrip reinforcement

Began reinforcing the capstrips today. The first step is to sand the micro from yesterday to prep for the layups. This is very difficult because of the tight quarters. It took the better part of an hour to sand, and it's still not perfect in all places, but the purpose of the micro here is to form a fillet to prevent brid‌ging of the reinforcement at the corners, so as long as it serves that purpose it's fine. The only reinforcement I put in today was on the forward face of the spar. Tomorrow I'll get to the rear face of the spar and the ribs. If what I laid up today cures enough before bedtime, I'll trim the excess with a razor, which is a bit easier than cutting and sanding after full cure.

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