Skins
![wing001.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/wing001.jpg.w560h420.jpg)
CONSTRUCTION TIP!
When you are done laying out the first skin, flip it over and just copy it. Use a heavy duty utility
knife to score the aluminum. Take you shears and cut the sheet leaving about 1" extra on the outside of your scored line.
Then fold and break the extra off. Don't try to do it without rough cutting it, you will bend the sheet and then you
have scrap.
![wing003.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/wing003.jpg.w560h747.jpg)
Leading Edge Skin (Spicer Press)
Tony Spicer came up with a really slick, repeatable, and controllable way to
bend the leading edge skins. After trying several different approaches I concluded that the Spicer Press was the best
method that held the least amount of risk. Tony had some very quick notes that he had published on how to build his
press but being the visual guy that I am I decided to lay them out in CAD. After doing this I thought it would be a
waste not to share so I put together some detailed drawings for the press. This is what the press looks like in operation. Make sure you keep all surfaces clean and
lubricated so the skins will not have any irregularities to them.
![spicerpress001.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/spicerpress001.jpg.w300h400.jpg)
![spicerpress002.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/spicerpress002.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
![ssp007assypress.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ssp007assypress.jpg)
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