Friday, March 2, 2018

The Slow Saga of Zip Frame #4 — part 10 (the end)

Today I reached a small but important milestone in the Zip project. 

With the dash beam now permanently attached to Frame #4, all structural work is finished on all of the frames.



I used System Three Silvertip epoxy, thickened with mahogany wood dust that I salvaged from sanding. Gussets are attached with 4 #8 3/4" bronze screws on each side. The solid stock is attached with 3 #10 1-3/4" bronze screws, countersunk into the vertical members of the frame.

The 3/8" bungs were cut from scrap mahogany cut off of the keel.

I trimmed the bungs with a big ol' traditional hand saw. Can you tell?

Sanding the bungs... It's starting to look better.

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