At 08:00 AM 11/22/2000, you wrote: >FlyBaby > >Dear Luis > >Speaking about the filler blocks: " In my case, the plywood was almost 1/16" >thinner than 3/4". To compensate for this I will either use oak veneer or, >as Steve suggested, I will build up the Epoxy glue to fill the gap". I 'm >not a pro but perhaps would you better ask to Peter M Bowers. Filling the >gap with epoxy will not give every garantee of solidity in this area ( you >know, box structure , FAA inspector and so on...) . In France, some builders >have made a mixture with sawdust and Epoxy with a poor result. > >Regards, >Jean-pierre Nguyen As far as I know, there are no required pre-closing inspections by the FAA any more. Besides, epoxy is not an FAA-approved glue anyway (I think Resorsinol is the only approved glue). Anyway, I feel either approach will work just fine for my application, as I think the bonding surfaces between the blocks and the bottom and intermediate longerons is by far more crucial and it'll be well within specs. The gap I was referring to addresses the thickness of the ply itself, nothing else. Remember that these blocks are sandwiched between the outside ply and the inside ply skins, which are also glued to the longerons and uprights. Thanks for the feedback. BTW, Happy Thanksgiving to all! Luis Hernandez Jr. CEO Payne Corporation MotorcycleShopper.com | MotoDirectory.com | MotorcycleBooks.com MotoSalvage.com | MotoMail.com | MotoBanners.com | MotoClubs.com Voice (407) 860-1989 - Fax (407) 574-1014 - eMail: mshopper@cfl.rr.com