Quickie Q2 Lite, Construction Manual

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Q2 Plans - Chapter 3 - Page 3-01
COMPOSITE MATERIALS EDUCATION
..... DON'T SKIP THIS SECTION. Every hour you spend in this preparation
section will save you five when you really start building your
aircraft.
INTRODUCTION
..... In this section you won't build any part of your airplane. What
you will do is learn how to build your airplane the right way. The
construction techniques may be radically different from anything
you've done before (including building boats, surfboards, airplanes,
and go carts), and you should assume there is only one correct way to
do it. We've discovered many wrong ways of doing things and have
written the plans to keep you from repeating our mistakes. We insist
that you do things our way. If you have a better idea, suggest it to
us; we'll test, and if it really is a better idea we'll publish
details in the Quickie Newsletter.
..... This section will teach you all of the techniques required to
build your airplane, show you what special tools you need, and how to
use them. The educational samples that you will build in this section
are designed to give you experience and confidence in all of the
techniques that you will use in the construction of your airplane. The
steps in construction of each sample are arranged in sequence (as are
the steps in construction of the actual aircraft parts) and you should
follow the sequence without skipping any steps. You will learn the
basic glass lay up technique used throughout the aircraft, special
corner treatments, foam shaping/cutting, and joining methods. A
summary of these techniques is provided on yellow paper for you to
tack up on your shop wall.
THE FOLLOWING TOOLS ARE ONES YOU MAKE:
Sanding Blocks
..... These are required in many areas during construction and for
finishing. You may also use a "soft block", which is a block of the
blue-white or orange Styrofoam wrapped with sandpaper.