If the groove is your only concern you can cut the groove with a 1/16" router bit set up in a shaper or even in a hand held router using a guide to keep the groove centered. -----Original Message----- From: Frank Stutzman <stutzman@stutzman.com> To: FlyBaby <FlyBaby@listbot.com> Date: Monday, December 13, 1999 8:44 PM Subject: Re: 1/16" ribs >FlyBaby > > > >On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Guy Sammons wrote: > >[ other good comments snipped ] >> The aircraft if built to plans >> will produce the lowest cost and easiest aircraft to build. > >Perfectly true. However, with all the modifications that I am >considering, my finished product could hardly be called a flybaby (two >holes, Ryan landing gear, center section for starters). In order to get >what I want, I'm willing to trade complexity and costs. The flybaby is a >good place for me to start (does anybody know of another all wood, open >cockpit monoplane design that has as good of plans?). As I'm going into >uncharted territory, it behoves me to scrimp everywhere I can on wieght. > >So far the only arguement against 1/16" ribs for me is getting the 1/16" >by 1/8" grove in the cap strips. I suspect some of my cabinet building >friends have suggestions, though. > >Frank Stutzman >(my other plane is a Bonanza. I'm used to high costs and complexity ;-) >Hood River, OR > > >