Spar Jig and Table

Since we didn't build the canard ourselves, we did not have that nice table that the plans called out to build, so we had to get that out of the way before building the wing spar. As far as I'm concerned, the table is far nicer than it really NEEDS to be, but it sure looks good.

First, I'd like to personally thank Mr. Fox, a neighbor of our shop. He owns a first-rate woodshop and helped us precisely cut the strips of wood for our table and jig.

Next, here is the table being built. We figured that we needed some kind of protection from the epoxy if we were going to use it again for the wing jig, so we applied a sealant. Also, notice this nifty little trick I learned from building a model railroad layout table. A hole is drilled in the bottom of the table legs and a T-Nut is inserted. Then, a carriage bolt is inserted, allowing the table to easily be adjusted. Works great!

Then, we started on the jig itself. Here are the completed parts.

Finally, thanks to Martin Fryer (Flying Backward Blog), I'm also working on a ratchet device to hold the use gear in place. I got lucky and found the last 7/16" box wrench at Sears. I also got the canopy from Todd's and couldn't help to put it on for a few seconds and admire it. We'll get to that later.