Glueing The Wing

Adding Wing Formers

I made my wing formers out of 1" x 24" blue foam, (Figure 6) but in fact you could use any kind of foam since it's not there to contribute strength, just shape the foil.  I took the time to round the top of mine, but in truth it really didn't do that much to smooth the foil.  The treatment of the inside of the top surface is the key there.  More on that later.

Once you have your formers made, lay them on the bottom panel of the wing.  You will need to either notch them diagonally so they fit over the arrow shaft, or just cut them in two to glue them in place. (Figure 7)  They do not meet in the middle (Radio area) so don't worry about where they fall along the foil highpoint line.  I have used epoxy, hot glue, and packing tape on this step with great success, however, I like the hot glue gun for its' speed.

ALERT! Editorial Dead Space Filler

As you might have guessed, I take a pretty irreverent look at how serious people can be about things and it comes through .  Come on… I named this thing for a reason…. how many people do you know have this much fun with the double entendre of "taking your Nutz out to play", "bashing your Nutz", etc, etc, etc…..  Just too much fun.  If it offends some, I apologize, but by today's standards it's pretty lightweight on the vulgar scale.  When taken in context, it's not vulgar at all and taken in the good fun it is intended to be!  I was strongly influenced by a small book titled "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mechanics" - you can find something fun  in about just about anything you do, it's just a matter of perception is all.

Don't get me wrong, there are lots of things that just really piss me off when I have to do them, but it's still nice to aspire to TRY living the title of that stupid song "Don't Worry…. Be Happy"