Since every leg is a little different and the tail section isn't perfectly symmetrical, I have to basically custom fit each leg to its section of the fuselage
So I'm just using a tiny piece of sandpaper and the tip of my finger. Making them out of softwood is coming in handy, as removing material is pretty easy.
I also found that rubbing the leg up and down while applying pressure makes slightly shiny spots that I can then sand.
It's a laborious but effective process
16 Comments
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 23d
Use a piece of sandpaper (paper side against it, abrasive out) on the piece you’re trying to mate to, and it’ll sand in the same profile.
You should use a dowel instead of your finger since it doesn’t deform too much as well. Basically you should use a sanding backing block, in the same profile of what you’re trying to sand it too. Flat block for a flat area, dowels for round, stuff like that.
sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 23d
The sandpaper isn't flexible enough for that, it doesn't like to curve in two directions at once
Starf4rged@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 18d
You can soak sandpaper in warm water to make it more pliable.
I recommend trying out out with a small piece first, to get an estimate on how it holds up.
Snowcano@startrek.website · 8 pts · 23d
I thought you were making a wooden Enterprise and this was the neck connecting to the secondary hull. My disappointment is immeasurable. 😆
Professorozone@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 23d
I did too.
meco03211@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 23d
Do your best and caulk the rest!
sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 23d
I've accepted that I'm not going to get it PERFECT. As long as the gaps are less than, like, 1/16 or 1/32 and can be arranged to be at the bottom where the leg will cover them, that's fine
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 9 pts · 23d
Gap fill with wood glue mixed with sawdust. This will be sandable/stainable/paintable.
meco03211@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 23d
I was mostly being facetious. Clearly you are determined to achieve a higher level of quality. I wish you the best.
xxploit@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 23d
Never let perfection stand in the way of good.
sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 22d
That is the major struggle right now. I forced myself to accept them as-is and move onto gluing
xxploit@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 22d
Looks good enough to me and besides, you may decide to paint it with some paint that applies a relatively thick coat, which would end up filling those tiny gaps anyway. Anywho, keep going good work!
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 2 pts · 23d
Spoken like a true caulkender!
LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 22d
This project is so stupidly engaging.
Keep with the updates, I love to see them.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 23d
Is this the toy rocket posted about earlier?
sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 23d
Yep