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 >there must be 1/8" between the ribs and the inside of the lower skin
close to
 >the leading edge.
....snip...
 >is this acceptable and I should build up the ribs with flox/micro to meet
the
 >skin?

Jim,

After doing the 1/4" coring of the ribs I would just go ahead and do the
initial flox release with 2 layers of duct tape on the inside skin, and
after it's cured sand the squeezed-out flox flush with the sides of the
ribs.  If the unsupported (flox only) area is longer than a couple of
inches you might want to do a "foundation" 2-BID layup tying it onto the
rib sides which you'll want to trim flush with the skin-mating surface of
your flox. Then follow up with the capstrip release (don't forget to
replace the 2 layers of duct tape with a single layer of packaging tape on
the inner skin) and the additional 2-BID that wraps from the capstrips onto
the rib sides, as per the manual.  I'm confident this will give you all the
strength you need.  Don't forget to drill your vent holes.

   <Marv>

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